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M1 carbine in action during Korean War with 30-round magazine, stock pouch for two 15-round Magazine and grenade launcher near a captured Soviet DP-27 machine gun U.S. Marines with M1 carbine with mounted bayonet holding captured Chinese soldiers during fighting on the central Korean front
The practice of "jungle style" magazines originated in World War II for the M1 carbine, [2] M3 "Grease Gun", [3] and Thompson submachine gun. [4] Audie Murphy, one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, was reported to have utilized taped M1 carbine magazines.
The M-1956 small arms ammunition case sought to replace all of these with a pair of simple pouches capable of holding either a 6-pocket M1 bandoleer of M1 Garand en bloc clips (8-rounds each; total of 48 rounds), 8 x M1 Garand en bloc clips (8 rounds each; total of 64 rounds), 2 x BAR magazines (20-rounds), 4 x M1 or M2 carbine magazines (30 ...
15-round box magazines, or 30-round curved magazines. A common practice was to strap two 15-round magazine ammo pouches to the gun stock. Marlin Model 1894: Carbine: Close-quarters / Personal Security: Lever action United States: Marlin Firearms: 30-30 137-183 91 1894 2.72 - 2.95 Winchester Model 1894: Carbine: Close-quarters / Personal ...
After World War II .30 Carbine ammunition began being packed in stripper clips. Each pre-packed M1 bandoleer had 6 pockets (containing 2 stripper clips each) for a total of 120 rounds per bandolier. The stripper clips did not require a separate magazine guide because they had a magazine guide built-in to speed reloading.
The M1941 Johnson Rifle is an American short-recoil operated semi-automatic rifle designed by Melvin Johnson prior to World War II. The M1941 unsuccessfully competed with the contemporary M1 Garand rifle but was used in limited numbers by the US Marines [ 2 ] during the Second World War.
The M1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun, also known as the Johnson and the Johnny gun, [1] was an American recoil-operated light machine gun designed by Melvin Johnson in the late 1930s. It shared the same operating principle and many parts with his M1941 Johnson rifle and M1947 Johnson auto carbine .
The M1 Garand or M1 rifle [nb 1] is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. The rifle is chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge and is named after its Canadian-American designer, John Garand. It was the first standard-issue autoloading rifle for the United States. [14]