It is complete with a early style green canvas sling and a two-pocket stock magazine pouch that is marked KAPIN 1943 on the back side. The handguard is also an early version with the two rivets also stamped 'TN' on the underside. The stock is a high wood version that has a re-stamped, boxed 'NPM/FJA' cartouche on the right side of the butt with a circled 'P' proof in the pistol grip area and the sling slot is marked 'TRIMBLE TN'. It is fitted with the first type barrel band without the bayonet lug and the early style flip rear sight that is marked 'N-A' on the side. It is fitted with the early smooth sided push button safety, smooth face magazine catch marked 'NS'. The various parts are correctly marked as follows trigger guard 'N-16', hammer 'Z', Operating Slide '3 N' and the left side of the bolt is marked 'N-14'. which was a prime producer of barrels for Natinal Postal Meter. This carbine is all correct by parts and time frame for parts production run. The serial number for this gun is 4298571. It is a third block production run which is the last production run for National Postal Meter. The rear of the receiver is marked 'NATIONAL/POSTAL METER/4298005' and the front section of the barrel is marked 'I.B.M. This M1 Carbine was produced in late 1943.

These NPM carbines had a very low production rate and original surviving samples are very difficult to obtain.

This is a very nice example of a partially restored National Postal Meter M1 Carbine.

National postal meter serial numbers