It has an Inland barrel so definitely not an all original piece. Have not taken it apart to check the rest yet.
Barrel is dated 5-44! So a WWII issue DOES NOT have a bayonet lug? This has the bayonet lug and the rotating safety. Can't take pics right now, phone dead. Trigger housing is Inland also.
Correct bayo lugs were post ware rebuilds. That's why ones with early features are so rare.
Yup. Though isn’t the flip safety a late war change?
For instance, my Inland Carbine has an Inland Barrel and basically everything else stamped Inland. Barrel and receiver are within about 2 months of each other for manufacture date, so likely they are original to each other. It has a kensight rear sight however as the old flip sight is lost to the vagaries of time. Otherwise I am almost positive it was as issued and never arsenal refurbished. Original (or correct) Barrel band without bayonet luv, push button safety, etc.
But Inland made all of the parts and generally used all of their own parts. Most of the small guys didn’t.
Carbines generally seem to have a much higher proportion wearing their original barrels than Garands and '03 rifles. Carbine ammunition was always specified to be non-corrosive where .30-06 was corrosive until the 1950s so there was less chance of a corroded bore.
Regardless of whether the carbine you have has seen rebuilding it's still a M1 Carbine and a piece of history...as well as possible Israeli history. Enjoy it for what it is.