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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)...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    "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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • M1A1 (redirect from M1-A1)
    M1A1, M1-A1, M1 A1, or M-1A1 may refer to: M1A1 Abrams, a variant of the M1 Abrams battle tank M1A1 carbine, a variant of the M1 carbine with a folding...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    Division requested a Quick Reaction Program (QRP) for a 5.56mm carbine to replace the M1 carbine and M3 submachine gun in service. The XM4 was tested by the...
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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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    M1 carbine, and issued it as the M2 carbine with 30 round magazines, fulfilling much the same function. Kits were distributed to convert M1 carbines to...
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