1st issue US M1 Carbine Ordnance Maintenance Manual – infantry – Airborne – beautiful plates, all technical details – 1942

Nice 1942 dated U.S.A official army manual related to SPECIFICALLY the infamous M1 Carbine - this is the first, by my knowledge, technical manual of the M1 Carbine published as a technical bulletin - it was published in march 1942, just before the m1 carbine was officially introduced in mid 1942. Over 60!!! pages of very interesting information and abundant photo's and plates; maintenance, use, ammunition, parts, drawings and many photo's. Great and highly illustrative for your WW2 usa collection, in reasonable condition for its age, but here and there some wear. History of the M1 CarbineThe M1 carbine with its reduced-power .30 cartridge was not originally intended to serve as a primary weapon for combat infantrymen, nor was it comparable to more powerful assault rifles developed late in the war. However, it was markedly superior to the .45 caliber submachineguns in use at the time in both accuracy and penetration,[10] and its lighter .30 caliber cartridge allowed soldiers to carry more ammunition. As a result, the carbine was soon widely issued to infantry officers, American paratroopers, non-commissioned officers, ammunition bearers, forward artillery observers, and other frontline troops.[35] The first M1 carbines were delivered in mid-1942, with initial priority given... lees verder bij Catawiki