Sneak Peek: Inland T3 Carbine
Inland Manufacturing posted on their Facebook page pictures of their new Inland T3 rifle. It is a reproduction of M1 Carbine with T3 scope mount, also known as T3 Carbine.
They’ve developed this rifle based on huge customer request of a scoped version of the M1 Carbine. The rifle features an integral T3 scope mount with Redfield type scope rings. They’ll also offer a version equipped with Hi-Lux vintage reproduction William Malcolm M82 scope. The scope is a 2.5X fixed power one. Inland T3 Carbine will also come with an era correct cone-shaped flash hider.
Historical Note
T3 Carbine was the modification of M1 Carbine with an added integral scope mount. The mount was brazed and pinned on the receiver. These T3 Carbines had a very limited production of less than 2000 made, and most of them were demilitarized after WW2. It was initially used with a similar scope as one on the replica, as well as with an infrared scope and spotlight. This configuration of the rifle saw action during WW2 in Okinawa (1945). Later, in Korean War, the carbine was upgraded with M3 package, which included a slightly different scope base for the infrared scope.
I think they will definitely show this T3 Carbine in SHOT Show 2017. It would also be nice to see them offering an M3 Carbine replica too, although the scope will be quite of a challenge to make a replica of.
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Apart from whether this makes sense as a retro repro, did it make sense in the original military applications? (and I'm asking about the daylight scope models, not the NV scope models)
What were the engagement scenarios where this would have been more effective than an M1C/D, M1903A4 or scoped M1903A1?
Strikes me as being in the category of: here's a better view of
the target you are not about to successfully engage (and if you do
anyway, you didn't need a scope for it).
The first time I ever saw one these was in a movie, employed by a sniper bad guy at some preposterous distance. I recall thinking: who would bother putting a scope on an M1 carbine? Given rarity of originals, I'm guessing it was deliberate, and not just something the prop department had lying around.
Odd that carbine looks just like my Mossburg New Haven 22 rifle I bought in 1964. Minus the butt sling slot of course.
Maybe it's time to upgrade that old 4 X scope I put on it as a boy for squirrel hunting. I've even got 3- 10 round magazines to complete the look.