Universal manufacturer in Hialeah, Florida, enjoyed access to plentiful GI Parts for the venerable .30 Carbine, and manufactured for almost 40 years, using a mixture of their own proprietary parts with Government Surplus Parts. Production began in the early 1950s, and fizzled in the mid 1980s when a brief continuance developed with Iver Johnson company. This Universal .30 caliber M-1 Commercial Carbine’s serial number is 372000 range, very close to its mates that we sold brand new in 1977. It comes to us from its original and only home in Kentucky.