The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber.30, M1) is a lightweight, easy to use.30 caliber (7.62 mm) semi-automatic carbine that was a standard. What’s the difference between M1 and M2 carbines? The M1 Carbine was the gateway drug to a life of gun collecting for many young Americans.

The history of the M1 Carbine Fulton Armory Service Grade M1 Carbine A Pocket History of the M1 Carbine by Robert Gibson Someone wanted some info on M1 Carbine.maybe this will help. Much of it is copied from the NRA's booklet 'U.S.Caliber.30 Carbine'. Over a span of just 38 months (the first carbines were delivered in June 1942, the last in August 1945) nine primary contractors established manufacturing facilities, tooled up and turned out some six million carbines of all types - M1, M1A1, M2 and T3/M3.

The production program was such a success that, excepting Inland and Winchester, the remaining contracts were cancelled in mid-1944. Those two companies completed their carbine production runs in August, 1945. M1 Carbine Production Inland Manufacturing Division, G.M.C. 2,632,097 43.0% Winchester Repeating Arms Co.. 828,059 13.5% Underwood-Elliot-Fisher Co... Fm 2005 Download Completo Ripados. 545,616 8.9% * Saginaw Steering Gear Div., G.M.C..

517,212 8.5% ** National Postal Meter Co... 413,017 6.8% *** Quality Hardware & Machine Co.. 359,666 5.9% International Business Machines Corp (IBM). 346,500 5.7% Standard Products Co... 247,160 4.0% Rock-Ola Co..... 228,500 3.7% --------- Total: 6,221,220 * Note that Saginaw had two plants in operation, one in Saginaw, MI and one in Grand Rapids, MI. The Grand Rapids facility assumed a contract that had been originally awarded to Irwin-Pedersen Arms Co.I-P had assembled only 3,542 guns at the time, none of which were accepted by the government.