![]() ![]() Saginaw Steering and Gear Corp(GM) was offered the contract and they assumed operations of the plant in April 1st 1943 with approximately 3500 unfit IP carbines. ![]() The exact number of IP marked carbines re-built by Saginaw isn't really known but guesstimates of around 20 is generally accepted. My rifle SN1781229 has the following parts: bolt and firing pin S'G', slide S'G', hammer unmarked dogleg, trigger housing IP, mag catch B-IP, safety IP-W, sear SW-IP, trigger S'G', front sight IPN, rear sight BIP-R.side S- L.side, stock(high wood) boxed S'G',OC crossed canons on R side, IRIP in sling well, handguard IRIP, recoil plate IP-W, 2-43 Underwood barrel. 2ME, barrel band none, swivel KVS'G', butt plate PM-IP. The stock was sanded at some time, however, the cartouches still show and I gave up trying to find a replacement years ago. Saginaw Gear "inherited" 3,542 fully assembled carbines from Irwin Pederson when they assumed control of the Grand Rapidsįacility in April 1943. In addition to the fully assembled carbines an unknown number of completed receivers, partially completed carbines, and the majority of parts necessary to complete the former IP contract were also on hand.Įducated estimates based on reported carbines bearing the IP name, the serial number span of those serial numbers, along with other pertinent data puts the number of carbines with the IP name at around 24,000. "By the time their contract terminated on Mathe Irwin Pedersen Arms Co had assembled 3,542 carbines, none of which had been accepted by the government." Larry Ruth, War Baby. ![]()
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