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The M1 carbine (formally the United States carbine, caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine chambered in the .30 carbine (7.62 × 33 mm) cartridge that was issued to the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. [11]
This is a list of small arms whose manufacturer or name (in the case of no known or multiple manufacturers) starts with the letter M—including pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles, submachine guns, personal defense weapons, assault rifles, battle rifles, designated marksman rifles, carbines, machine guns, flamethrowers, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, anti-tank rifles, and any other ...
A carbine (/ ˈ k ɑːr b iː n / or / ˈ k ɑːr b aɪ n /), [1] from French carabine, [2] is a long arm firearm but with a shorter barrel than a rifle or musket. [3] Many carbines are shortened versions of full-length rifles, shooting the same ammunition, while others fire lower-powered ammunition, typically ranging from pistol/PDW to intermediate rifle cartridges.
The U.S. M1 carbine (technically not a carbine in the sense of a short version of a parent rifle) was designed at Winchester by an eight-man team including Edwin Pugsley, Bill Roemer, Marsh Williams, Fred Humiston, Cliff Warner, and Ralph Clarkson, although the popular press played up the role of ex-convict Williams. More M1 carbines were ...
This list may not reflect recent changes. ... M1 carbine; M1944 Hyde Carbine; R. Ruger Blackhawk; T. Thompson Light Rifle; W. Winchester Model 1905
This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifles and any other variants.
Auto-Ordnance produced different prototypes for military rifle trials in the 1920s [4] and for the .30 carbine trials in the early 1940s [5] but these were not adopted by the military. Later during World War II, Auto-Ordnance established its own production plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and produced the M1928A1, M1 and M1A1 Thompsons to ...
Pistol Caliber Carbines SIG Sauer SIG Sauer: Germany / USA Civilian, law enforcement, military, security Suppressors, optics, ammunition, clothing Sipahi Ottoman soldier Sipahi Hunting and Tactical Inc. Türkiye/USA Civilian Shotguns SME Ordnance: Malaysian state-owned defense corporation: Malaya Military Smith Enterprise, Inc. Smith Enterprise ...