m1 carbine stock

pale rider · 02-25-2008, 08:14 AM

Can anyone tell me who made my stock? It has a cartouche stamp on the right side of the butt and S C B in the sling well.

Elarski · 02-27-2008, 05:04 AM

SCB = STANDARD COMPONENTS .30 Carbine Components
Ref. Collecting The M1 Carbine III, by J.C. Harrison, Pg. 218

jimb2 · 02-27-2008, 09:48 PM

The Stock Cartouche SC-B is Sprague and Carleton for IBM. PLEASE do not quote anything from Harrison's book. It is riddled with errors. That is one of them. It is by far the worst book on the market when it comes to mistakes.

Elarski · 02-27-2008, 10:13 PM

Thanks for the info jimb2. Just curious, does Harrison's book have any value as a reference at all? How about Riesch's book, U.S. M1 Carbines Wartime Production?

Please list the top three reference books for the M1 Carbine. Thanks.

One more thing: pale rider listed SCB, not SC-B. Is there a difference?

jimb2 · 02-28-2008, 07:42 PM

I would go with Reisch for identifying which parts by serial number. War Baby by Ruth (expensive) for the history and a lot of parts ID info is excellent. For Accessories, War Baby comes home is great. The Complete guide to the M1 Garand and M1 Carbine by Canfield is quite useful. For maintenance/trouble shooting, and build dates, go with The M1 Carbine Owner's Guide by Ruth and Duff. As far as Harrison's book is concerned, I use it for some parts identification, BUT don't rely on it to be correct. The blank pages at the back are good for notes and errata. That is about it for that book. I turely feel that he did a huge disservice to carbines. Because of the misinformation in that book, a large number of original/correct carbines were changed to match his errors. And he even refused to make changes after presented with evidence of the errors. For example: he was shown contract info on the RI/3 M1A1 pistol grips and 7/4 rivets. He still claimed in his last book that these were post WWII. The 7/4 rivets were WWII era Harley Davidson motorcycle brake shoe rivets and the RI/3 pistol grip was manufactured by Richardson manufacturing in 1944. So like I said, the best use of that book is to level a table that has a short leg.

02-25-2008, 08:14 AM	#1
pale rider Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1	m1 carbine stock Can anyone tell me who made my stock? It has a cartouche stamp on the right side of the butt and S C B in the sling well.

02-27-2008, 09:48 PM	#3
jimb2 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 555	The Stock Cartouche SC-B is Sprague and Carleton for IBM. PLEASE do not quote anything from Harrison's book. It is riddled with errors. That is one of them. It is by far the worst book on the market when it comes to mistakes. __________________ I am a nobody. Nobody is perfect. Therefore, I am perfect...

02-27-2008, 10:13 PM	#4
Elarski Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 45	Thanks for the info jimb2. Just curious, does Harrison's book have any value as a reference at all? How about Riesch's book, U.S. M1 Carbines Wartime Production? Please list the top three reference books for the M1 Carbine. Thanks. One more thing: pale rider listed SCB, not SC-B. Is there a difference? Last edited by Elarski; 02-27-2008 at 10:16 PM.

02-28-2008, 07:42 PM	#5
jimb2 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 555	I would go with Reisch for identifying which parts by serial number. War Baby by Ruth (expensive) for the history and a lot of parts ID info is excellent. For Accessories, War Baby comes home is great. The Complete guide to the M1 Garand and M1 Carbine by Canfield is quite useful. For maintenance/trouble shooting, and build dates, go with The M1 Carbine Owner's Guide by Ruth and Duff. As far as Harrison's book is concerned, I use it for some parts identification, BUT don't rely on it to be correct. The blank pages at the back are good for notes and errata. That is about it for that book. I turely feel that he did a huge disservice to carbines. Because of the misinformation in that book, a large number of original/correct carbines were changed to match his errors. And he even refused to make changes after presented with evidence of the errors. For example: he was shown contract info on the RI/3 M1A1 pistol grips and 7/4 rivets. He still claimed in his last book that these were post WWII. The 7/4 rivets were WWII era Harley Davidson motorcycle brake shoe rivets and the RI/3 pistol grip was manufactured by Richardson manufacturing in 1944. So like I said, the best use of that book is to level a table that has a short leg. __________________ I am a nobody. Nobody is perfect. Therefore, I am perfect...

02-27-2008, 05:04 AM	#2
Elarski Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 45	SCB = STANDARD COMPONENTS .30 Carbine Components Ref. Collecting The M1 Carbine III, by J.C. Harrison, Pg. 218