M1A1 carbine, paratrooper model, USA 1942

M1A1 carbine replica, paratrooper model with folding buttstock, USA 1941. (World War II).

The M1 Carbine (officially the United States Carbine, Caliber .30, M1) is a light semi-automatic rifle. It was a standard weapon of the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War, being produced in different versions. It was widely used by US, foreign and paramilitary armed forces, being at the same time a popular civilian weapon.