The M1 carbine (formally the United States carbine, caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that was issued to the U.S. military during...
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The .30 carbine (7.62 × 33 mm) is a rimless carbine/rifle cartridge used in the M1 carbine introduced in the 1940s. It is a light rifle round designed...
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being designated "M1", the M1 Carbine was not a shorter version of the .30-06 M1 Garand, as is typical for most rifles and carbines, but it was a wholly...
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Assault rifle (redirect from Assault carbine)
general way to serve the same purpose as the U.S. carbine" and was in many ways inferior to the M1 carbine, and was of "little importance". After World War...
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"U.S. Carbine/Cal. .30 M1E5/Springfield/Armory/1". It was designated as a carbine and not a rifle. Other than the folding stock, the basic M1 rifle was...
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Thompson submachine gun (redirect from M1 Thompson)
Carbine. Responding to a request for further simplification, the M1 was standardized in April 1942 as the United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M1....
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practice of "jungle style" magazines originated in World War II for the M1 carbine, M3 "Grease Gun", and Thompson submachine gun. Audie Murphy, one of the...
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Garand carbine was John Garand's entry during the Light Rifle program that produced the M1 Carbine. The weapon was chambered in the .30 Carbine round and...
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not otherwise equipped with a bayonet, including soldiers issued the M1 carbine or a submachine gun such as the M3 submachine gun "grease gun". The M3...
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Commander): Lieutenant/Captain: MA 3 Carbine, MA 5 Pistol Platoon Second in Command (Platoon Sergeant): Sergeant: MA 3 Carbine Mortar Crew 1: Private: MA 9 60mm...
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Thompson Light Rifle (redirect from M1 Thompson carbine)
accuracy. The Thompson Light Rifle was more reliable and accurate than the M1 carbine that was adopted and also came with the capability of select fire, which...
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who invented the operating principle for the M1 Carbine while in a North Carolina prison. The M1 Carbine was used extensively by the U.S. military during...
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Melvin M. Johnson developed a conversion of the M1 Carbine (by either relining or re-barreling the M1 Carbine) to a .224 caliber bore, using bullets commonly...
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M1947 Johnson auto carbine is a semi-automatic derivative of the M1941 Johnson machine gun. It was intended as a replacement of the M1 rifle but not accepted...
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David Marshall Williams (redirect from CarbineWilliams)
the firearm to operate the action of semi-automatic firearms like the M1 Carbine. David Marshall Williams was born in Cumberland County, North Carolina...
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Utility Knife (Marine Corps/Navy) M1 bayonet (M1 Garand/M1903) M3 Trench Knife M4 Bayonet (M1 Carbine) M5 Bayonet (M1 Garand) M6 Bayonet (M14) M1795 Bayonet...
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SKS (redirect from SKS Carbine)
romanized: Samozaryadny karabin sistemy Simonova, lit. 'self-loading carbine of the Simonov system') is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Soviet small...
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The M4 bayonet was introduced in 1944 for use with the M1 carbine. It was built on the M3 fighting knife. The M4 bayonet, like the M3 fighting knife that...
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solid-topped receiver, the modern Deerfield Carbine has an open-top design more resembling the M1 Carbine, which is stronger and easier to make. The Deerfield...
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as much as the M1 Garand. As a result, the U.S. developed the semi-automatic M1 Carbine and shortly thereafter the select-fire M2 Carbine. Widely employed...
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M1944 Hyde Carbine remain in existence. The ammunition used by the military with the carbine include: Cartridge, Caliber .30, Carbine, Ball, M1 Cartridge...
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M1, or British Ordnance QF 6-pounder 76 mm gun M1, WWII 8-inch gun M1, or M115 howitzer 90 mm gun M1, dual-purpose gun M1 bayonet M1 carbine, WWII M1...
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by secondary troops. Used by the snipers) M1 carbine (Received 230 carbines from Lend-Lease. Limited use) M1 Garand (Garands were issued to certain Canadian...
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his hometown of Hungerford.: 166 In his car were his Beretta pistol, M1 carbine rifle, and Type 56 semi-automatic rifle.: 166 That day, 35-year-old Susan...
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Type 38 rifle (redirect from Type 38 carbine)
and barrel was cut down. The stocks were cut out like a M1 carbine stock and used M1 carbine slings and oilers. Some bolts were turned down, some not...
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M16 rifle (section M4 carbine)
military started looking for a single automatic rifle to replace the M1 Garand, M1/M2 Carbines, M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, M3 "Grease Gun" and Thompson...
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be used with bolt-action rifles. The M1 Garand rifle used the M7 rifle grenade launcher series and the M1 Carbine used the M8 rifle grenade launcher series...
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two months prior to the shootings, Pough purchased a Universal Brand M1 carbine at a local pawnshop. Pough was living in a rundown duplex in Jacksonville's...
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Bazooka (redirect from M1 bazooka)
rifle grenade launchers, the M1 (Springfield M1903), the M2 (Enfield M1917), the M7 (M1 Garand), and the M8 (M1 carbine). However, a truly capable anti-tank...
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