Serious enough that the Irwin-Pedersen contract was turned over to Saginaw Steering Gear, who opened a second facility Granted a contract but failed to produce even one carbine that could pass Ordnance inspection. One of the best examples was Irwin-Pedersen, who was If a manufacturer did not meet those specifications, Ordnance tookĪction to correct the issue or the company lost the contract. Ordnance are the only specifications that have ever passed rigorous testing and inspectionįor any M1 carbine, and every part on that carbine. They made, so they could be identified as to who made them. Of these carbines and their parts is many of the manufacturers placed markings on the parts Individual parts, or manufactured their own, on an as needed basis. After the WWII, Ordnance contracted with companies for The complete carbine, extra parts were manufactured as replacementsĪnd/or improved upgrades. None of the ten companies that built theĬarbines manufactured all of their own parts. Ordnance set the specifications, then monitored and inspectedĮach of the manufacturers to ensure they were within those specifications. Manufacturing standards applied to every manufacturer so all of the parts would be interchangeable, no matter who 30 caliber carbine M1 is just plain fun to shoot, for some of the same reasons it was popular during WWII. Many have returned to America and are owned by collectors and gun enthusiasts. Some are still in use today, by the police and/or armedįorces of America's allies, and foes. Over the years after WWII, these carbines went in many different directions and were used for various purposes. Of using the carbine in place of a true main battle rifle like the M1 Garand, still unjustly haunt the The outcome, and the opinions, were highly predictable. During the Korean war carbines were issued as main battle rifles, a job the carbine Testing and use of the carbine for purposes well beyond it's original design becameįairly common. The rebuilt rifles are identifiable from the markingsīecause of it's size and weight the M1 carbine became fairly popular with many GI's. They were inspected and rebuilt to the updated standards set for theĬarbine at that time. Some of the carbines remained in service or in storage overseas, many others returned home to America, where The end of WWII all production had ceased. 30 caliber carbine M1 rifle was the most produced small arm in American history (yes, even more than the M1 Garand). Within this time span, in these quantities, with a high quality standard, from start to finish during a period of war, The Pacific and European theaters of WWII. Most of these six million M1 carbines were used by American soldiers in The remaining two companiesĬompleted their carbine production runs by August 1945. When the supply exceeded the demand, all but two of theĬontracts were canceled in mid-1944. Eight of these ten had no gun manufacturingĮxperience. Produced over six million M1 carbines under the direction of the U.S. Of subcontractors established manufacturing facilities, tooled up, and Only a handgun, to give them a weapon with more range and accuracy.īetween June 1942 and August 1945, ten primary contractors and dozens Specific purpose of providing an alternative to GI's normally issued 30 caliber carbine M1 was designed and manufactured for the Rather than repeat this information on each pageįor each manufacturer, the information is presented once, here. What follows below, is the beginning of the history for each of the commercially manufactured carbines. In order to understand many things about the commercially manufactured M1 carbines, it is absolutely necessary to understand certain basics about the U.S.30 caliber carbines
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