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    Posted: Jan 01 2022 at 9:46pm
I am wondering if anybody in our Club have ever seen, held or even perhaps possess an M1 Carbine Breech Cover.
It is described in Ruth's "War Baby" Vol. 2 and I found this photo on the Internet, showing the Breech Cover. It appears to be a Post  WWII War/Korea accessory.

I wonder why these Breech Covers never shows up for sale or trade or just discussion.

Any additional photos and information would be most welcome.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote welbytwo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Jan 02 2022 at 12:02pm
last I knew Paul Imbragulio still had one of the breech covers--is only one I have seen outside of foto in War Baby-there was a british version for the Enfield from my recollection
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Anders Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Jan 02 2022 at 1:54pm
That is interesting. I am new to our Carbine Club Forum. Who is Paul Imbragulio? Is he a member of our Forum.
I have seen a couple of the British Enfield Breech Covers. Original from 1942 and they look much like the subject Breech Cover. 
Still I wonder why we never see the M1 Carbine Breech Covers in circulation. 
At least one contract would have meant hundreds of them.
Let me kmow about Paul Imbragulio and how to contact him...
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Anders, Paul is a member here username PBICarbine.
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I'll have to ask a friend of mine (who served as a Marine in Korea) if he'd ever seen one of these in the field.
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Thank you for that vital information.
I will try to send him a PM and inquire about the Breech Cover.
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Thank you Pro Libertate.
Could be fun to hear if he ever saw one of these.
Let me know....
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Thank you W5USMC.
Did send a PM to PBICarbine..hope for his response.
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Gotta' love this response by Harold! LOL

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Thank you Pro Libertate, for sharing your reply.
Your USMC friend has some interesting viewpoints.
It might not have been a popular accessory item, but it seems to be a kind of "offspring" to the corresponding Breech Covers from WW II, e.g. the German Karabiner 98K and the British Enfield among others.
I have been informed that PBICarbine in our Forum possess one of these.
I have sent him a PM two times. It seems to be in vain as I have received no response from him so far.
I hope he will reply to me.
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Be patient. Paul will get back to you. Its just that he isn't on the net all the time.
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Thanks for telling me, Smokepole.
Good to know. I will be patient Smile
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The breach cover that is shown in WAR BABY is the cover I own.

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