It is estimated that approximately 50-100 carbines were manufactured by several companies, with the majority of the known examples manufactured by the Inland Division and Winchester Companies. These carbines were assembled from left over military contract parts that used both early and late production parts and select stocks and handguard to make sure they not only looked good but functioned equally as well. This example is serial numbered "E 232" on the heel of the receiver denoting it was a presentation carbine. Later at the end of WWII these serial number blocks were just used to present specific M1 Carbines to senior members of the military as well as Senior Executives or Corporate officials. During the early days of WWII at the start of production, several companies that manufactured M1 Carbines for the military set aside/reserved a specific block of serial numbers usually with a letter prefix of an X, E or both, as preproduction examples or test models. This is an all original Presentation type M1 Carbine that was manufactured by the Underwood Elliott-Fisher Company that remains in its original condition.
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