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Between
the years 1941 and 1945
there were over 6 Million M1 Carbinses produced by 10 different government contractors (Winchester,
Standard
Products,
Underwood-Elliot-Fisher, Quality Hardware Machine, National Postal
Meter, Rock-Ola, IBM, Irwin-Pedersen, Inland of GM, and Saginaw Steering Gear of GM).
Developed as a replacement for the M1911 & 1911 A1 Service Pistol.
The U.S. Military had a need to arm second line and non-combat
(support) troops with a shoulder based weapon.
The M1 Carbine saw
action in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
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