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The M1 carbine was also one of the most cost-effective weapons used by the United States military during World War II. At the beginning of World War II, the average production cost for an M1 carbine was approximately $45, about half the cost of an M1 rifle at approximately $85 and about a fifth of the cost of a Thompson submachine gun at ...
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 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]
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 ...
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 M2 carbine was introduced late in World War II with a selective-fire switch allowing optional fully automatic fire at a rather high rate (850–900 rpm) and a 30-round magazine. The M1 and M2 carbines continued in service during the Korean War. A postwar U.S. Army evaluation reported that "[t]here are practically no data bearing on the ...
In 1956 the US Army employed several types of cartridge belts for soldiers armed with the M1 Garand, BAR belts for those armed with the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, 3- and 5-cell pockets for those armed with sub-machine guns, a pocket for 15 round M1 Carbine and M2 magazines, and two different pockets for the 30 round magazines, in addition ...
20 or 30 round box magazine, 50 or 100 round drum magazine [24] (M1 and M1A1 models do not accept drum magazines) The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the " Tommy gun ", " Chicago typewriter ", or " trench broom ") is a blowback-operated , selective-fire submachine gun , invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson , a ...