Item:
ONSV23MDP101

Original U.S. WWII M1 Carbine Leather Scabbard byJeffersonville Quartermaster Depot - Dated 1944

Item Description

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of the rare WWII Vehicle Scabbard for the U.S. M1 Carbine that is in a remarkable state of preservation. The scabbard shows signs of being honestly used, the leather is still light tan throughout and the deep black finish is mostly worn on all metal parts. This example shows some expected light wear to the exterior of the leather, as expected after decades in storage, It still has the top original securing strap intact and unbroken, with a functional snap hook, while the two lower straps are not included. Very faint markings are present on the back to the right of the U.S. marking:

J.Q.M.D.
1944
E.N.S.

Jeffersonville Quartermaster Intermediate Depot (JQMD) was a military warehouse located in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Originally covering four city blocks (the Quadrangle), it expanded to ten city blocks by the end of World War II.

At the end of the Civil War, it was the only depot in the Ohio Valley to not be disbanded.

In 1871 the U.S. Army decided to build an edifice that would contain all the individual units that had spread all around Jeffersonville. Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs designed the structure, which opened in 1874. Frederick Law Olmsted also helped design the facility, and much of his vision still exists with its brick structures and arched glass portals, but more of Meigs' vision won out. A 100-foot (30 m) tower was initially built as both watchtower and watertower, but was razed in 1900 to make the power plant into a two-story headquarters building.

During the Spanish–American War, 100,000 uniform shirts a month were produced, and in World War I 700,000 of the shirts were made. This gave the depot the nickname "America's largest shirt factory". In World War II the depot produced $2.2 billion in goods for the war effort. It stayed in operation for the Korean War, but by 1957 it was decided to close the facility, which happened in 1958.

The U.S. Census Bureau, Kitchen Kompact, and Kessler Distilling acquired much of the facilities, with the original Quadrangle becoming a low-rent shopping center. A fire in January 1993 destroyed the southeast quadrant, and it was feared the facility would be eliminated. The city of Jeffersonville bought the facility to ensure its long-term existence.

In 2001, $300,000 was secured to renovate the Quadrangle. A gut-renovation project ensued between 2005 and 2006, and today it is home to numerous offices, storefronts, and the city hall for Jeffersonville.

These scabbards were attached to jeeps, motorcycles, horses and other transportation equipment to allow easy access to the weapon. M1 carbine versions are exceptionally hard to find, this is an ideal specimen for the Carbine or vehicle collector alike!

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