Quality Hardware M1 Carbine Hat

For the M1 Carbine collector who knows that not all carbines are created equal. Inland built 2.6 million. Winchester built 818,000. But Quality Hardware & Machine Corporation of Chicago built only about 359,000 — roughly six percent of total wartime carbine production — making the Quality Hardware receiver stamp one of the more sought-after manufacturer markings in the M1 Carbine collector world. Quality Hardware was a Chicago die-casting equipment manufacturer pulled into the war effort and converted to firearm production from September 1943 through June 1944. The lower production run, the relatively brief production window, and the post-war scattering of these rifles across CMP racks, gun shows, and family inheritances make the Quality Hardware-marked carbine a real find. This hat puts that wartime industrial story on your head — the kind of detail that gets a knowing nod at the next CMP carbine match. Built for M1 Carbine collectors, CMP carbine match shooters, .30 Carbine reloaders, WWII reenactors, manufacturer-variant collectors, paratrooper history readers, milsurp researchers, and anyone who's ever flipped over a carbine and grinned to find "QUALITY HDW. & MACH. CORP." stamped on the receiver.

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Printed on the Port & Company CP80 six-panel twill cap — a structured, mid-profile classic with a hook-and-loop adjustable closure for one-size-fits-most fit. 100% cotton twill construction. Available in two colors: Olive Drab Green (the Army's color) and Black. Ships in 2-4 business days from North Carolina.

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