Īdditionally, Germany's use of glider-borne and paratrooper forces to launch surprise blitzkrieg attacks behind the front lines generated a request for a new compact infantry weapon to equip support troops. Many soldiers found the rifle slid off the shoulder unless slung diagonally across the back, where it prevented the wearing of standard field packs and haversacks. During pre-war and early war field exercises, it was found that the M1 Garand impeded these soldiers' mobility, as a slung rifle would frequently catch on brush or hit the back of the helmet and tilt it over the eyes. Army Ordnance Department received reports that the full-size M1 rifle was too heavy and cumbersome for most support troops (staff, artillerymen, radiomen, etc.) to carry. The soldier on the far right is holding an M1 carbine anti-tank crew in combat in the Netherlands, November 4, 1944.
arsenalĭevelopment history Limitations of weapons in the U.S.
Army began using the current naming convention where the "M" is the designation for "Model" and the number represents the sequential development of equipment and weapons. ĭespite having a similar name and physical outward appearance, the M1 carbine is not a carbine version of the M1 Garand rifle. The M3 carbine was an M2 carbine with an active infrared scope system. The M2 carbine is the selective-fire version of the M1 carbine, capable of firing in both semi-automatic and full-automatic. The M1 carbine was produced in several variants and was widely used by paramilitary and police forces around the world, and also became a popular civilian firearm after World War II. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. 30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that was a standard firearm for the U.S. The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber. I have a Winchester, Saginaw SG, Saginaw S'G', NPM, Standard Product, Rock Ola, and I gave my dad a Quality Hardware.Rear sight: aperture L-type flip or adjustable, front sight: wing-protected post Made a lot of parts for themselves and other manufactures. IBM: 346,500 made: They made a bunch of parts, IBM parts are fairly common on other rifles. All other parts were made by other manufactures or sub contractors. Winchester produced the second most carbines but because of the name they tend to be more collectable and are a premium in original condition. Early rifles with IP parts are worth more than later S'G' rifles. They took over Irwin-Pederson production and quite a few of the early rifles had mostly Irwin-Pederson parts. Saginaw Grand Rapids (S'G'): 223,620 made.
Universal 30 carbine serial numbers serial number#
Make sure you know serial number ranges and be able to spot fake parts.
National Postal Meter changed their name to Commercial Control at the end of their contract. Saginaw Grand Rapids took over.Ĭommercial Control: 239 made. They lost their contract because they weren't meeting government standards. These are expensive, there are so few out there and even fewer that are in original condition. There are even carbines that have receivers made by one manufacture and then given to another manufacture to complete, they will have markings for both manufactures.Ĭarbines can be a fun rabbit hole to go down. For example there are 5 different types of slides made by Inland. You would need to be able to break down a carbine and identify parts by maker and by type. There are so many variables in collecting carbines that you would really need to study the manufactures and what parts they produced and what other contractors they used. I would be very cautious about buying a 3k "original" carbine. When getting into the upper reaches of carbine collecting, you better know your stuff because there are lots of fakes. Obviously a completely original early Inland is going to be worth more than an imported Winchester or a mix-master Rock-Ola. If I was to rank them according to value from most valuable and rare to most common and least expensive, this is how I would rank them.
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