Without going into endless detail, here are some of the main things to look out for, between early and late production M1 carbines. But when you look at prices with companies like Inland Mfg. Assault rifles by military definition are selective fire rifles firing an intermediate cartridge. Neither M1 Carbine, or AR are assault rifles since neither have full auto capability.
An M 16, or M 4 is an assault rifle. The 7. The 6. However, it shoots. The rear sight was also simplified. They required time and care in manufacturing.
Early on in the war, the U. After a considerable amount of development, the M3 submachine gun emerged. Controls were simple and easy to use. In lieu of a walnut stock, the M3 featured a sliding wire arrangement. The gun was cocked by the user simply inserting two holes in the bolt and sliding it to the rear. During World War I, and about the same time that Thompson was working on his submachine gun, John Browning was busy designing an automatic rifle that chambered in.
Some early versions did make it to France but arrived too late to see any degree of active service. As good as the arm was, it was occasionally altered and upgraded in , resulting in the Model A2. Legend has it that the smallest guy in a unit was contrarily chosen to be the BAR man.
While some period photos seem to bear this out, the story may be apocryphal. Finish was Parkerized. Largely seen as a squad automatic weapon, the BAR was highly appreciated by its users and went on to a long service life with a number of nations. The main battle rifle used by Great Britain and Canada was the No. After several modifications, the No. With the approach of hostilities with Germany, tests on the No. This gun, along with the No. It was manufactured at a number of indigenous facilities, as well as in Canada by Long Branch Arsenal.
The Canadians also adopted the No. Once finally approved, the No. In , a No. These guns were manufactured by Savage and Long Branch. Both Marks of No. The No. The Enfield No. This was done supposedly at the behest of the Royal Tank Corps who complained that the hammer spur kept getting caught on the equipment inside their tanks.
It was an adequate arm, but certainly not in the same class as the U. MA1 or German P By making good use of American Thompson subguns, Britain realized early on in World War II that its forces would need large quantities of submachine guns that could be produced easily and inexpensively. It shared similar features as the earlier domestic and foreign arms, but like the U. M3, could be built largely of stamped arts in a matter of hours. It was a gun that was well received and gladly used in France.
Weighing roughly 25 pounds when unloaded, the BREN could be shoulder fired, worked from a sling, shot prone with an attached bipod, managed from a tripod and employed on motorized vehicles. Cyclic rate was between and rpm. The rear grip was also eliminated. The BREN was a splendid arm, which, like many other pieces produced during the war, was retained in peacetime.
The BREN was even converted to 7. Ultimately, BRENs of various stripe were used by scores of countries. The Germans did have semiautomatic rifles in the field, principally in the guise of the G41 and G43, but the main arm of the average soldier was the justly famed Karabiner 98k K98k, or Kar98k Mauser bolt action.
The G98 was a bit on the long side at almost 50 inches. In , shorter versions were produced that resulted in the K98k. As the war progressed, however, more stamped components were employed and cosmetics — while still acceptable — were diminished somewhat.
The K98k action was so good that it has provided the basis for uncounted sporting rifles, as well as the pattern on which the M Springfield rifle was based. Designed by John Garand in Included in this one device was a chamber cleaning tool, screw driver, spanner wrench, pin drift, jammed cartridge removal tool and bolt disassembly tool.
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