Post WWII Commercially Manufactured M1 Carbines (U.S.A.) Savage, Maryland (Fulton Armory is a trademark of McKee Incorporated) Fulton Armory Maryland corporate records indicate Fulton Armory is owned by McKee, Inc. McKee, Inc. was incorporated by William Clinton McKee [Clint McKee] on June 4, 1987 at 14900 Sweitzer Lane, Suite 103, Laurel, MD 20707. Several years later the company moved to their current location at 8725 Bollman Place, Suite 1, Savage, MD 20763. Before starting Fulton Armory, Clint McKee had worked with Jack Friese at what was then Armscorp of America. Armscorp of America later became Armscorp USA. The Early Years Refurbished U.S. WWII M1 Carbines Fulton Armory is a custom gun shop that has been offering restoration, refurbishment, and custom work on customer supplied WWII M1 Carbines, M1 Garands, and M14/M1A's since the company's beginning in 1987. Over time they have also added sales of restored and customized surplus military rifles. Fulton Armory's primary customers were shooters. Collectors have little interest in restorations. Manufacturing their own M1 Carbines Fulton Armory began offering their own commercially produced M1 Carbines in 2012. Along with receivers, barreled receivers, parts, and accessories. Generation 1 Receivers Their first 2,150 or so receivers were manufactured 2012-2020 by Lewis Machine & Tool Company (formerly of Milan, IL), the same company who had manufactured the receivers used by Springfield Armory (SC prefix s/n) in the mid 1990's. Machined from a forged steel billet to GI specifications and manganese phosphate parkerized, the quality of these receivers, as with those LMT manufactured for Springfield Armory, has been the best commercial receivers manufactured to date (2025). Given they haven't been thru one or more wars or armed conflicts, their condition is better than most of the surplus GI receivers. Generation 2 Receivers Starting is 2020, Lewis Machine & Tool was no longer available for Fulton Armory. They eventually located another source for forged steel billets to GI specifications, capable of the same quality they had been using prior. This was no small matter given LMT did not share their drawings or detailed manufacturing process manual. Fulton understandably prefers not to share their source for their Gen 2 receivers. Production was underway during the first half of 2025 with the first samples delivered during the summer of 2025. They indicate it will be near impossible to determine the Gen 1 receivers from the Gen 2 receivers. They had yet to decide if the latter would be identified as Gen 2 in any way. We hope to share more info and photographs here as soon as these receivers become available on fully assembled carbines. The Barrel & Barrel Assembly The barrels used by Fulton Armory on their M1 Carbines are newly manufactured to mil-spec print #6544006 by Criterion Barrels, Inc. in Richfield, WI. The chrome moly steel barrel is 18" in length with four lands and grooves and a 1 in 20 twist. A 16" version with a flash suppressor is also available. The gas piston housings are swaged to the barrel in a manner consistent with their WWII GI barrel counterparts. The entire barrel/barrel assembly is manganese phosphate parkerized. Barrels may be purchased separate from the barreled action or fully assembled carbine. Purchased separately, it comes with a short chamber (.010 inch) requiring finish reaming to provide proper chamber headspace once the barrel is mated to it's receiver and bolt. Tolerances are tight and it is intended to be installed by a qualified gunsmith. Also available are barreled receivers which include the bolt, front sight, and one of three barrel bands. These are assembled by Fulton's armorers as fully functional finish reamed, head spaced, and safety inspected carbines for customers to add their own trigger group, stock, and handguard. The Stock & Handguard The wood provided with the Fulton M1 Carbine is manufactured by Boyds' Gunstock Industries, Inc. of Mitchell, South Dakota. The stock and handguard are custom fit and finished by Fulton Armory. dated and imprinted Boyds FA dated and imprinted Boyds FA Assembled carbines are also available with a synthetic folding stock manufactured by Choate Machine & Tool, or a replica M1A1 folding stock. Several models are also available with an Ultimak Carbine Scout tactical handguard. The Bolt Group and Trigger Housing Group Fulton Armory has assembled all bolts and trigger housings using surplus GI parts, when they have been available, refinished to match the receiver and barrel. Between 2012 and 2020 LMT manufactured approximately 2000 round bolts for use when surplus GI bolts were not available. New GI spec round bolts are now being manufactured for Fulton by the company making their receivers. They anticipate having new GI spec flat bolts available in the not to distant future. FA markings appear on the left bolt lug of bolts manufactured for Fulton Armory The Assembled Fulton Armory M1 Carbines Fulton Armory currently offers seven different models of their M1 Carbines. Five of the seven are variations of their Fulton Armory M1 Service Carbine, offering different stocks, handguards, and/or barrel lengths. Fulton Armory M1 Service Carbine Receiver: GI spec FA M1 Carbine Receiver Barrel: National Match Quality 18" Chrome-lined Bore and Chamber, choice of Type 1, 2, or 3 Barrel Band Bolt: Fulton Armory billet round bolt Slide: USGI slide Trigger Group: USGI trigger group Rear Sight: Adjustable Stock & Handguard: Hand Select New Walnut Fulton Armory CMP M1 Match Carbine The Fulton Armory M1 CMP Match Carbine is a restored and customized WWII carbine that meets the requirements of the Civilian Marksmanship Program for use in their military rifle M1 Carbine competitive shooting events. Outwardly it looks the same as their M1 Service Carbines, but it's been custom accurized by Fulton Armory's armorers. The result being a well respected top performer at the CMP games for a number of years. Receiver: Original WW2 USGI receiver (mixed manufacturers) Barrel: National Match Quality 18" Chrome-lined Bore and Chamber, choice of Type 1, 2, or 3 Barrel Band Bolt: Fulton Armory billet round bolt Slide: USGI slide Trigger Group: Enhanced USGI trigger group w/ approx 5-6 lbs trigger pull Rear Sight: Adjustable Stock & Handguard: Hand Select New Walnut Visit Fulton Armory M1 Carbines here