By early WW2 there was an awareness that the full size military cartridge was overly powerful and the rifles ungainly. The Germans developed the STG 44 with a necked down 7.62x33 cartridge, America designed this compact rifle using a 7.62x 33 straight case round developed from the earlier .32 caliber Winchester self loading round. The M1 carbine started production in July 1942 and went to war immediately. Millions have been manufactured by dozens of manufacturers.
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