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  2. Auto-Ordnance Corporation - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. M1 carbine - Wikipedia

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    An Auto-Ordnance AOM-130 carbine manufactured in 2007. More recently, the Auto-Ordnance division of Kahr Arms began production of an M1 carbine replica in 2005 based on the typical M1 carbine as issued in 1944, without the later adjustable sight or barrel band with bayonet lug. The original Auto-Ordnance had produced various parts for IBM ...

  4. Personal defense weapon - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Army Ordnance issued a requirement for a "light rifle" with greater range, firepower, and accuracy than the M1911 pistol while weighing half as much as the M1 Garand. [11] As a result, the U.S. developed the semi-automatic M1 Carbine and shortly thereafter the select-fire M2 Carbine. Widely employed until the end of the Vietnam War, these ...

  5. Thompson Light Rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Thompson Light Rifle was an attempt by the Auto-Ordnance Company to manufacture a light rifle for the United States Armed Forces. The overall weapon was based on their well proven .45 ACP submachine gun, although the original .30 Carbine caliber rifle was based on the M1921/27 variants. It worked well but due to the war effort was found ...

  6. Thompson submachine gun - Wikipedia

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    The Model 1927A1 is the semi-automatic replica of the Thompson Models of 1921 and 1927. The "Thompson Commando" is a semi-automatic replica of the M1928A1. The Auto-Ordnance replica of the Thompson M1 and M1A1 is known as the TM1 and may be found marked "Thompson Semi-Automatic Carbine, Caliber .45M1".

  7. David Marshall Williams - Wikipedia

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    Williams was asked to help the others sort out the problems, and collectively solutions were found that allowed the prototype to be transported and submitted to the Ordnance Department by the deadline. The Ordnance trials were completed and the Winchester light rifle was adopted as the Carbine, Caliber .30, M1 Carbine on September 30, 1941 ...

  8. .30 carbine - Wikipedia

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    The .30 carbine was developed from the .32 Winchester Self-Loading used in an early semi-auto sporting rifle. A standard .30 carbine ball bullet weighs 110 grains (7.1 g); a complete loaded round weighs 195 grains (12.6 g) and has a muzzle velocity of 1,990 ft/s (610 m/s), giving it 967 ft⋅lb f (1,311 joules) of energy when fired from the M1 ...

  9. List of assault rifles - Wikipedia

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    Auto Ordnance .30 Carbine United States: no 1941 Thompson .351 WSL Variant: Auto Ordnance .351 Winchester Self-Loading United States: no 1926 VAHAN: 5.45×39mm Armenian SSR: 1952 Valmet M76: Valmet: 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm Finland: 1970s Valmet M82: Valmet: 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm Finland: 1978-1986 VB Berapi LP06: Vita Berapi 5.56×45mm ...