Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 93. Chapters: Thompson submachine gun, M1 Garand, M1911 pistol, M1 carbine, M2 Browning machine gun, Bazooka, M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, M1903 Springfield, M1919 Browning machine gun, Winchester Model 1897, M3 submachine gun, M1917 Browning machine gun, M50 Reising, Maxim gun, Smith & Wesson Model 10, United States Marine Raider Stiletto, M18 recoilless rifle, KA-BAR, Winchester Model 1912, M2 4.2 inch mortar, Bangalore torpedo, M7 grenade launcher, M1941 Johnson rifle, Browning Auto-5, Ithaca 37, M1941 Johnson machine gun, United Defense M42, M2 mortar, Mk 2 grenade, M2 flamethrower, M20 recoilless rifle, T13 Beano Grenade, M1905 bayonet, M2 Hyde, M1 mortar, Satchel charge, M17 rifle grenade, M1942 bayonet, M7 mine, M1A1 Flamethrower, M1 bayonet, M1 mine, Mark I trench knife, M3 Fighting Knife. Excerpt: The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight, easy to use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was produced in several variants. It was widely used by U.S. and foreign military, paramilitary and police forces, and has also been a popular civilian firearm. In selective fire versions capable of fully automatic fire, the carbine is designated the M2 carbine. The M3 carbine was an M2 with an active infrared scope system. Unlike conventional carbines, which are generally a version of a parent rifle with a shorter barrel (like the earlier .30-40 U.S. Krag rifle and carbine and the later M16A2 rifle and M4 carbine), the M1 carbine has only one part in common with the M1 rifle (a short buttplate screw) and fires a different cartridge. M1 Garand and M1 CarbinePrior to World War II, Army Ordnance received reports from various branches (infantry, armor, artillery, supply) that the full-size M1 Garand rifle was unsuitable as issued for an increasing number of soldiers with specialized training (mortar crews, machine gun crews, radiomen, tankers, artillerymen, forward observers, signals troops, engineers, headquarters staff etc.) who did not use the service rifle as a primary arm. During prewar and early war field exercises, it was noticed that these troops, when issued the rifle, often found their individual weapon too heavy and cumbersome. In addition to impeding the soldier's mobility, a slung rifle would frequently catch on brush, bang the helmet, or tilt it over the eyes. Many soldiers found the rifle slid off the shoulder unless slung diagonally across the back, where it prevented the wearing of standard field packs and haversacks. Alternate weapons such as the M1911 pistol and M1917 revolver, while undeniably convenient, were often insufficiently accurate or powerful, while the Thompson submachine gun, though reliable, was heavy and