“Carbine” traditionally meant a scaled-down rifle, like the trapdoor Springfield cavalry carbine or the Krag carbine the Rough Riders had when they stormed San Juan Hill. In 1938, the chief of infantry expressed interest in a “light rifle” or carbine, for non-infantry troops, noncoms and officers as an alternative to the M1911 pistol. They needed weapons that were more combat-effective and could be constantly carried while they performed their primary duties. 45 pistol, it was apparent there were millions of support troops who would become full combatants. With no aspersions on the worthiness of the. The bulk of these soldiers would not serve as infantry, but they would soon all be duking it out in the hedgerows of Europe, in the jungles of the Pacific and, for all we knew at the time, on Main Street, U.S.A.Īlthough wildly successful as a short-range manstopper, the M1911 pistol did share the handgun’s inherent weakness: Its effective range was limited by its cartridge, non-adjustable sights, short sighting radius, and the dearth of combat training. Millions of hastily trained American troops would soon be pressed into service, troops who did not yet have weapons. In 1938, there was an unavoidable punch-up looming between America and the Axis powers-we had a miniscule standing army at the time. All military personnel need a primary weapon, no matter their primary specialty.
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