M1 Carbine
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The M1 Carbine is a lightweight, semi-automatic rifle developed by the United States during World War II and widely used by American and allied forces throughout the mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
firearm
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semi-automatic carbine ⓘ |
| action |
gas-operated
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short-stroke gas piston ⓘ |
| barrelLength | 18 in ⓘ |
| caliber | 7.62 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | .30 Carbine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| designedBy |
David Marshall Williams
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ⓘ
Edwin Pugsley NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Humeston NERFINISHED ⓘ William C. Roemer NERFINISHED ⓘ Winchester Repeating Arms Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectiveFiringRange | 300 yd ⓘ |
| feedSystem |
15-round detachable box magazine
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30-round detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rear aperture sight
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short-recoil gas system ⓘ wooden stock ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Inland Division of General Motors
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International Business Machines NERFINISHED ⓘ Irwin-Pedersen Arms Company NERFINISHED ⓘ National Postal Meter NERFINISHED ⓘ Quality Hardware & Machine Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Saginaw Steering Gear Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard Products Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Underwood Elliott-Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ Winchester Repeating Arms Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| muzzleVelocity | approximately 1,990 ft/s ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 6,000,000 ⓘ |
| overallLength | approximately 35.6 in ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1941 ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | semi-automatic ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1942 ⓘ |
| standardIssueFor |
U.S. Army support troops
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officers ⓘ paratroopers ⓘ vehicle crews ⓘ |
| successor | M16 rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
light infantry weapon
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personal defense weapon ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French military
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Greek military ⓘ Israeli military NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian military NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine military NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of China Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korean military NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ West German police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Algerian War
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Bay of Pigs Invasion NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Guatemalan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Laotian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaraguan Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Colonial War NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhodesian Bush War NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvadoran Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Suez Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| variant |
M1A1 Carbine
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M2 Carbine NERFINISHED ⓘ M3 Carbine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 5.2 lb unloaded ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.