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    Posted: Sep 01 2022 at 3:01pm
Amongst all the extra stuff I got with my "new to me carbine"  http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/new-to-me-carbine_topic6332.ht  was a flash hider.  In the attached pictures does this appear to be an original and if so is there a collector value to it?  Does it actually go to a carbine or to another weapon?  Somehow I would feel a little silly affixing to my carbine.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote carbinekid Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Sep 01 2022 at 3:21pm
That is a legitimate accessory for the M1/M1A1/M2/M3 carbine. Your example was made by Underwood in the early 1950s. Same Underwood that made carbines during the war. They are quite collectible though not rare.
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More info on Flash Hiders can be found in the link below.
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Originally posted by carbinekid carbinekid wrote:

That is a legitimate accessory for the M1/M1A1/M2/M3 carbine. Your example was made by Underwood in the early 1950s. Same Underwood that made carbines during the war. They are quite collectible though not rare.

I have just found that info.  Thanks for your reply!
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Originally posted by W5USMC W5USMC wrote:

More info on Flash Hiders can be found in the link below.
Thanks, I just found that info and on the site that you linked.  Good resource!
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When I bought mine it came with a flash hider, the previous owner had shot with it and the poi did not change if it is on or off, I have mine hanging on the wall just for fun, you dont see many over here in Europe.

I have seen a different shape of flash hider for the .30M1 carbine once, not sure if that is original and it looks more like a compensator than a flash hider.



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That is called a recoil check not a flash hider
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