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The .30 carbine cartridge was developed by Winchester and is basically a rimless.30 caliber version of the much older .32 Winchester Self-Loading cartridge of 1906 introduced for the Winchester Model 1905 rifle. [6] (The .30 carbine's relatively straight case and round nose bullet have misled some to believe it was designed for use in pistols.)
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.
Pages in category ".30 Carbine firearms" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Thompson Light Rifle; W. Winchester Model 1905
The Remington Model 30 is a US sporting rifle of the inter-war period based on the military P14/M1917 Enfield rifle action, which was manufactured for the British and US governments during World War I. [4] [5] Initial specimens used surplus military parts with some modifications in order to consume the stock of parts, though further modifications were made as production progressed and later ...
The puška vz. 33 [2] ("rifle model 1933", sometimes referred to as krátká puška vz. 33 – "short rifle model 33") was a Czechoslovak bolt-action carbine that was based on a Mauser-type action, designed and produced in Československá zbrojovka in Brno during the 1930s in order to replace the obsolete Mannlicher vz. 1895 carbines of the Czechoslovak Četnictvo (gendarmerie).
3,800-4,000 rifles, of them 1,000 .58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines Davis & Bozeman Elmore, Alabama.58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines 90 Dickson, Nelson & Co. Adairsville, Georgia, Macon, Georgia, Dawson, Georgia: Rifles and carbines 3,600 total for all rifles and carbines (.58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines)
The M1944 Hyde Carbine was developed by George Hyde, designed to be a light rifle for the US Armed Forces. The overall weapon was based on the Thompson Submachine Gun , which Hyde drew inspiration from in many of his weapon designs.
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 approximately $225. The .30 caliber Carbine ammunition was also far cheaper to produce than the standard .30-06 ammunition ...