Roughly mid-1960s. Universal is gone, and so are their records of production.
ABOUT 1962-63. I say ABOUT since Universal is gone, and so are their production records. Yours may be from the first year or two that the Universal brand was used.
If you have a Universal brand M1 Carbine, they are out of business, and left no production records. Your serial number is one of the later ones made. See the link below for some information on the company.
About Jan 1944.
July 1944
No verified published sn How_old_in_your_universal_m1_carbine_serial_number_87046in the public domain
No verified published sn data in the public domain
By comparing the serial number on the receiver to published charts. sales@countrygunsmith.net
Between May 1942 and September 1943.
Between May 1943 and February 1944.
Between May 1942 and September 1943.
Way after WWII. The srial number lists get really bad after 1945.