National Postal Meter M1 Carbine .30 Carbine 17.75" WWII-Era Semi-Auto Rifle with Wood Stock and Iron Sights
This National Postal Meter (NPM) U.S. M1 Carbine is a WWII-era service rifle manufactured early 1944. The receiver is marked "U.S. CARBINE / CAL. 30 / M1" and it is configured with USGI-pattern features including a full-length wooden stock with an oiler cutout, iron sights, and a barrel band with an integral sling swivel with no bayonet lug visible in the provided views.
The stock shows a W.R.A. over G.H.D. cartouche with an ordnance acceptance-style emblem.
CONDITION
Overall Condition: Good condition, showing some signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Bore Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: The firearm has minor scratching, scuffing, and blemishing present.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- 2x 15-round detachable box magazines
- Web sling (installed on rifle)
- Stock oiler (stored in buttstock cutout)
Built on the M1 platform, this carbine uses a semi-automatic, gas-operated short-stroke piston system with a rotating bolt. It is chambered in .30 Carbine and paired with a 17.75" barrel.
Sight equipment is classic M1 Carbine pattern: a wing-protected front sight/post assembly and a receiver-dovetailed aperture rear sight. The rear sight includes a windage knob and an elevation scale marked 1 2 3.
The wood stock follows a USGI full-length pattern and includes an oiler slot/cutout at the butt, with a checkered metal buttplate (single visible screw). Proof and acceptance-style markings noted on the stock include the W.R.A. over G.H.D. cartouche and an ordnance acceptance-style emblem.
National Postal Meter was a WWII prime contractor for the M1 Carbine, and this example reflects that wartime production era. With its early-1944 manufacture timeframe and included USGI-style sling and oiler, it is a solid representative of the WWII U.S. carbine configuration.