Kinda strange that i seeing talk about M1 lately, and my friend walks in with this for me to clean for him. It was left to him from his father. He bruoght it back when he left the army along with a M1 cabine and a duece and a half. He has the carbine but the duece is in a local junk yard. If i am reading serial # right it was built in august 1945. Seeing what you guys think of it and if # are matching. It has been in the closet since the 50s. Thxs for looking