The stock was fitted with a wooden pistol grip. The only difference between the standard M1 Carbine and the M1A1 carbine was the folding stock ... those of Rock Island, Springfield or Augusta ...

30 Carbine cartridge (left), which is much smaller than the .30/06 that the M1 Garand used (right). Tyler Freel Prototypes for this new carbine were tested by the Ordnance Department in 1941, and they ...

directed Springfield Armory to develop a suitable carbine for widespread issue. John Garand, the M1’s head designer, began work on an appropriate folding stock. A prototype was ready for testing ...

The concept of the Bushmaster is very simple: Take a standard M1903 Rifle and cut the barrel and stock ... Early M1 rifles are carried alongside the special Springfield “jungle carbine.” ...