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DESCRIPTION
Offered here is a Universal Firearms M1-style semi-automatic carbine chambered in .30 Carbine, serial number 309264, manufactured by Universal Firearms Corporation of Hialeah, Florida. This example features a traditional hardwood sporting stock, dark blued steel barrel and receiver, perforated metal upper handguard, adjustable rear aperture sight, protected front sight, and the distinctive lightweight configuration associated with the American M1 Carbine design.
Serial number 309264 places this rifle within Universal's later commercial production series, following the company's major redesign of its M1-style carbines during the late 1960s. Unlike Universal's earliest examples, which incorporated substantial quantities of surplus U.S. military components, later Universal carbines employed increasingly proprietary receivers, operating mechanisms, and other commercially manufactured parts. This distinction is important: although the rifle resembles the famous U.S. military M1 Carbine, it is an American-manufactured civilian sporting rifle rather than an original World War II or Korean War military-issued firearm.
The receiver markings are clearly legible and identify the manufacturer as UNIVERSAL, HIALEAH, FLA., along with the CAL. 30 M1 designation and U.S. Patent No. 3,382,766. That patent was granted in 1968 and covers Universal's revised operating-system design. The serial number, 309264, is stamped behind the adjustable rear sight. Together, these markings establish this rifle's identity as a later-pattern commercial Universal Carbine manufactured in Florida.
This particular rifle has several visually interesting features. Its dark perforated steel upper handguard gives it a distinctive ventilated appearance, while the rear aperture sight provides adjustable windage and elevation. The full-length hardwood stock retains the classic M1 Carbine profile, including a smooth pistol-grip wrist, conventional buttplate, and sling/oiler recess. The barrel retains a protected front sight and traditional front barrel-band arrangement.
The rifle displays visible evidence of previous use, including finish wear along the trigger housing and trigger guard, age-related discoloration around portions of the rear sight and action, scattered marks on the metal surfaces, and ordinary handling wear to the wood. The photographs do not establish the complete bore condition or mechanical integrity. No detachable magazine is visible in the supplied photographs, and magazine inclusion must be confirmed before publication.
For collectors of commercial M1-pattern carbines and enthusiasts of American sporting firearms from the postwar period, serial number 309264 represents an identifiable example of Universal's later production, with its patented commercial operating-system design and distinctive metal-handguard configuration.
FEATURES & SPECS
• Manufacturer: Universal Firearms Corporation
• Manufacturer Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA
• Model: Universal M1-Style Carbine / Universal Carbine
• Serial Number: 309264
• Production Classification: Later-production commercial Universal Carbine
• Production Generation: Third-generation Universal configuration, based on published serial-number transition ranges
• Estimated Production Period: Likely 1970s-era production — exact year unverified
• Confirmed Production Year: Unverified/unavailable
• Caliber: .30 Carbine
• Receiver Caliber Marking: CAL. 30 M1
• Action: Gas-operated semi-automatic
• Operating System: Universal's redesigned commercial M1-style operating system
• Receiver: Commercial Universal-manufactured receiver
• Receiver Markings: UNIVERSAL / HIALEAH, FLA. / CAL. 30 M1 / PAT. 3,382,766
• Patent: U.S. Patent No. 3,382,766
• Patent Grant Date: May 14, 1968
• Feed System: Detachable box magazine
• Magazine Capacity: Dependent upon magazine; no individual magazine verified
• Magazine Included: Unverified — none shown in photographs
• Barrel: Round steel sporting/carbine barrel
• Standard M1-Style Barrel Length: Approximately 18 inches — individual barrel not physically measured
• Rifling: Rifled barrel
• Bore Condition: Unverified
• Front Sight: Protected post-style front sight
• Rear Sight: Adjustable aperture sight with windage and elevation adjustments
• Rear Sight Markings: Visible range graduations including 1, 2, and 2.5
• Upper Handguard: Perforated/ventilated dark metal handguard
• Stock: Traditional hardwood M1 Carbine-style stock
• Stock Finish: Brown sporting wood finish with visible grain
• Stock Grip: Smooth, non-checkered pistol-grip configuration
• Buttplate: Black checkered metal-style buttplate with central retaining screw
• Sling/Oiler Recess: Present in buttstock
• Sling: Not photographed or confirmed
• Oiler: Not photographed or confirmed
• Barrel Band: Military-style barrel-band configuration with sling attachment
• Bayonet Lug: No bayonet lug apparent in supplied photographs
• Trigger: Curved trigger
• Trigger Housing: Dark finished commercial trigger-housing assembly
• Magazine Catch: M-marked magazine-catch component visible
• Safety: Rotating/lever-style manual safety control visible near magazine catch
• Metal Finish: Dark blued/black finish with scattered wear and age-related discoloration
• Country of Manufacture: United States
• Original U.S. Military Issue: No — commercial Universal production
• UPC: Unverified/unavailable
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