Kenshin
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who in the army used the m1 carbine in WWII?
WOW,what a treasure!My father, in Europe from August of 1944 on through VE Day, carried both an M1 carbine--which I have-
It wasn't all that uncommon for soldiers to take their issued weapons home with them back then, not to mention all kinds of souvenir guns off the dead and captured enemies they came across.Tropical Z said:WOW,what a treasure!
"They" got upset then, as well. There was a process to bring back war trophies. Famously, Major Winters in a "Band of Brothers" outtake shows the pistol surrendered to him by a German officer, never fired to this day.MechAg94 said:They get upset when people do that these days. Too bad.
From reading historical research, recollections and stories, both fact and fiction, it seems to me that mostly anyone who was not an actual rifleman could end up issued a carbine. Some liked it because it was light and easy to shoot. Some preferred something with a higher rate of fire and aquired an M3 subgun (I've seen many officers and non-coms recollect carrying M3s). Some preferred the more powerful punch and aquired a Garand (if you watch Band of Brothers, most of the officers and non-comms carried Garands, but the weapons platoon squad leader carried a carbine with a folding stock, one company commander carried a Thompson and the intelligence officer only carried a 1911).Kenshin said:who in the army used the m1 carbine in WWII?
Wow that's an awesome collection! It's really cool that it got handed down to somebody who will care for it and enjoy it. I hate to think about how many war trophies get found rusting in attics and get sold off or worse!Clean97GTI said:I own the following items he brought back.
Sidenote trivia: I was just watching the Tales of the Gun episode about Japanese arms of WWII. They made such horrible pistols that it was fairly common practice for officers to purchase European pistols to carry instead of one of the issue guns.An FN model 1910 that he picked up off a dead Japanese officer.
The M1 Carbine turned out to be an ace weapon of the war, as far as I was concerned. It was light and handy, and reasonably accurate.......
The development of the carbine had the effect of putting a good offensive-defensive weapon in the hands of the leader and gun crew member, thereby making him the near-equal of the M1 rifleman. The cartridge was powerful enough to penetrate several thicknesses of helmet, and to perforate the plates of Japanese bullet-proof vests, which would only be dented by .45 Auto slugs. It was flat shooting enough to have practical accuracy at more than 200 yards.....
The great advantage of the Carbine was that it got a gun that could shoot into the hands of the average Infantryman. The pistol, as far as general usage is concerned, is a purely defensive weapon, accurate only in the hands of an expert. The carbine performed moderately well in the hands of dubs. For many types of jungle fighting, such as sneak raids and infiltration, it was often superior even to the M1......
The greatest advantage of the carbine was its light weight, which is the greatest advantage any Infantry weapon can have.....
Jack19 said:He aslo says "The Marines got too much credit."
400 yards? My ballistic calculator is giving me 12 feet of drop at 400 yardsBTW: In an interview, i heard strait from a Korean war vets mouth that men didnt like the carbine "Cuz it couldnt penetrate their winter clothing at 400 yards". The source of the complaints is due to soldiers trying to shoot heavily padded enemys at 150+ yards. Distances the carbine was never EVER intended to shoot too.