Aerial [ACC], AKI, Bren-Dan, Camillus, Case, Conetta, Eickhorn, Horster, Imperial, Kiffe, Kinfolks [KI], Kongsberg, Pal Blade, Republic of Korea [ROK], SI, TOD, Turner [TMN], Utica and possibly others.
Your inland made M-1 Carbine will sell for between 500-750 dollars,depemding on condition and a good bore.
M8A1 scabbards made prior to 1955. Each bayonet scabbard showed the manufacturer's code on steel throat and has toe on the scabbard with reinforced steel toe cap. This scabbard designed for the WW2 M4 Carbine Bayonet and the M3 Fighting Knife.
Bayonet comes from the French baïonnette, from Bayonne, SW France, where they were first made.
There's a long list of manufacturers who used this name. Can you list any other markings.
The QUAU H.M.C. on the gun stands for Quality Hardware Manufacturing Company which was one of the companies producing M1 carbines. Quality Hardware made about 360,000 carbines for the US Army during World War 2 times. The serial number of the gun would date its production to a period of time between September 1943 and May 1944. This info was taken from J.C. Harrison's "Collecting The M1 Carbine III" which has a list of carbine manufacturers and serial numbers by date.
Iver Johnson made the semi auto carbine in .22cal from 1985-1990.They made the Magnum semi auto carbine in .22mag.from 1985-1990.They made the Plainsfield semi auto carbine in .30 carbine,or 9mm Para. from 1978-1993.During this time span they also made a Paratrooper semi auto carbine.I hope this helps.
france
Cold hard steel
Depends on who made it.
It was made in 1881.
The value of ANY gun is based on exact make, model, condition and originality. A military M1 Carbine (as opposed to a later civilian M1 Carbine) that is original, unaltered, in good condition, is worth between $600 and $800. Some makers are more scarce than others, and values differ. They were made by a number of companies for the US Govt, and there are several different variations (high wood, low wood, bayonet lug, no lug, different sights, etc.
Your carbine was made in Grand Rapids MI by the Saginaw Steering Gear division of General Motors. Appears to be from late 1943 to early 1944. Saginaw made roughly 293,592 M1 carbines and made receivers for others assembled by different manufacturers. If you look on the top of the barrel, about half way between the end of the stock and the front sight, you may see a small stamped date. If the date is there, that is when the barrel was made.