30 carbine caliber cartridge and minimum chamber requirements. The requirements were presented to eleven manufacturers and individuals by the end of 1940 including:Ĭolt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company.Įach concern received a circular listing weapon requirements, a drawing of the new. The desired characteristics for the light weight rifle were prepared by October of 1940 and were approved at an Ordnance Committee meeting. The rearward position was for semiautomatic fire. With the selector on an M2 carbine in the forward position (shown) the carbine fired full-automatic. It was estimated that 500,000 of the new light rifles would be needed, which turned out to be a very conservative figure. Secretary of War, the Chief of Ordnance was ordered to undertake the development, testing, and selection of a light rifle. This time the suggestion was considered and by June of 1940 the War Department acted to initiate a weapon development program. With the German invasion of Poland in 1939, the Chief of Infantry resubmitted his request for the development of a light rifle. The use of a new light rifle was not favorably considered at that time. An evaluation of the Chief of Infantry’s request was made in November of 1938. The document dated September, 1938 requested consideration by the Office of the Chief of Ordnance. In these requirements he stated that the advisability of equipping ammunition carriers, machine gun crew members, mortar crews and administrative personnel, with a light-weight shoulder weapon.
Army Field Forces, the Chief of Infantry outlined to the Adjutant General, and the Chief of Ordnance, certain weapons requirements of the infantry. In 1938, as a result of numerous surveys of the U.S.
This article is a brief history of the M4’s predecessors. military issue M4 carbine, but some may not know why it was designated as the M4. Most readers of SAR are familiar with the current U.S. ABOVE: Circa 1950, an Air Force officer with his modernized version of the M2 carbine featured an in-line stock, raised sights, muzzle brake and bipod.
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