By the time production ceased in 1945, some 6 million carbines had been manufactured by 10 different prime contractors, and carbines were widely issued in all theaters of the Second World War.Īs production continued, several variants of the M1 carbine were developed, including a selective-fire version-the M2-as well as a model designed to mount an infrared night-vision sight, the T3. The carbine was chiefly intended for issue to military personnel-including some officers-who would have been too burdened by the heavy M1 Garand rifle to carry out their primary duties. cartridge fed from a detachable, 15-round box magazine. Army Ordnance Department, the carbine was a lightweight (roughly 5½ lbs.) semi-automatic shoulder arm that fired a. Developed in 1941 by Winchester Repeating Arms Company and adopted after an exhaustive series of trials by the U.S. 45 ACP pistol and the Thompson submachine gun. 30, M1.” The carbine represented a new category of service arm, initially intended to replace both the. military firearm of World War II is the “U.S. The arm that holds the distinction of being manufactured in greater numbers than any other U.S. This article was first published in American Rifleman, November 2005 These troopers in Europe in 1944 have M1A1s.
M1A1 Carbine had a folding stock and was intended for issue to American Airborne troops during World War II.
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