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Rickb, I did not say or intended to imply that detailed records of parts where not kept. My point was that the US government intended the parts from all contractors to be interchangeable and generally speaking the government was more concerned about quality standards and production volumes/quotas and less concerned which parts from which contractors where used to produce the carbines. I don't claim to be an expert, but have read all of Ruth's books and a few from other authors to arrive at the conclusion of the points I was making in my post above.
I agree with your point that most "correct" parts matching carbines we may encounter are probably made correct by an individual at a later date. Carbines newly produced had a mix of contractor/subcontractor parts and then most carbines were rearsenaled at least once and received another mix of parts. Even defining what possible mix of parts is "original" seems to be debatable. The history of the USGI 30 carbine is very fascinating.
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