The U.S. Carbine Caliber .30Related Books |  |
The U.S. Carbine Caliber .30Related Books | |
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Each author wrote based on their own experiences and opinions during their period in time. Time tends to reveal information that was not available prior, change how people remember information and take information that will never be available again. Given the breadth, depth and volume of information regarding the U.S. .30 Caliber Carbines some authors know some things, others know other things, none know all things. Authors are human. The greater the detail a book covers the more likely there will be a number of mistakes.
Regarding prices, it is strongly recommended you shop around for the best price. Especially on the more expensive books. A few of these books are hard to find, a few are outrageously priced by some sellers.
Section ICommercially available Media |
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| Arsenal History and Combat Evaluation, Carbine Caliber .30-M1, M1A1, M2, AND M3Author: S. Marshall
Photocopy: 20 pages Focus: Basic background on U.S. Carbines. Includes critique by Ordnance Major of weapons used during the Korean War.
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| Carbine .30 M1, M1A1, M2 & M3 Assembly, Disassembly ManualAuthors: Ian Skennerton & Ray Riling
Paperback: 36 pages Focus: A very basic guide with very basic information on disassembling and reassembling carbines. Better publications are available.
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| Carbine, Cal. .30, M1: Diagrams & PicturesAuthor: Eric A. Nicolaus
Spiralbound, laminated cover: 172 pages Focus: Ordnance drawings for the U.S. Carbine, Model M1
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| Carbine HandbookAuthor: Paul Wahl
Hardcover & Paperback: 80 pages Focus: The first book authored by a collector.
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| Carbine HandbookAuthor: A.M. Davis
Paperback: 51 pages Focus: A basic reference handbook. Poorly structured with a number of significant errors that infer a limited knowledge of the .30 cal. carbines (i.e. "Rockola Stereo Company" vs Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation).
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| Carbine Stock, Cal .30, M1A1 SupplementAuthor: Eric A. Nicolaus
Spiralbound, laminated cover: 50 pages Focus: Ordnance drawings for the U.S. Carbine M1A1 Folding Stock
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| Collecting the M1 Carbine IIIAuthor: J.C. Harrison
Spiralbound Paperback: 248 pages Focus: Written with the intent of taking it with you to gun shows as a field reference book on everything M1 Carbine.
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| Complete Guide to the M1 Garand and the M1 CarbineAuthor: Bruce N. Canfield
Hardcover: 297 pages Focus: Nicely presented by a professional author with generic information having little depth.
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| The Complete Reloading Manual for the .30 M1 CarbineAuthor: Loadbooks USA
Spiral bound: 37 pages Focus: Compilation of cartridge and load data from 11 commercial ammunition manufacturers
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| Comprehensive Guide to the M1 CarbineAuthor: R.C. Larson
Hardcover: 829 pages Focus: The quality of the book, printing, binding, and organization of the 3rd Edition is much improved over the first two editions. The author built on and expanded the earlier work of Harrison (above). Heavily illustrated with lots of excellent quality photographs. This book has the potential of becoming an excellent reference book but unfortunately the author chose to use photographs of parts and markings provided to him by a well known West Coast "replicator". Any reference book that presents replicated parts and/or replicated markings as authentic can eventually make the authentic parts and markings appear to be the replicas. All the great quality photographs and extensive data lends legitmacy to the replicated parts and markings that are mixed in among the authentic ones. Since books tend to be around for many years, especially reference books, parts of this one have the potential of altering authentic history.
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| Full Auto: M1 Carbine to M2 Modification ManualAuthor: (omitted by author)
Paperback: 27 pages Focus: A counter-culture book on select fire conversions of the M1 Carbines. Most info is off topic and unrelated to the M2 Carbines.
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| Guide to Collecting the M1 CarbineAuthor: Bob Gibson
Paperback: 62 pages Focus: One of the first books and intended for reference use at gun shows.
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| Gun Guides M1 Carbine Disassembly and Reassembly of All ModelsAuthor: Gun-Guides
Paperback: 16 pages Focus: Basic disassembly and reassembly
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| The L'iL M1 .30 Cal CarbineAuthor: Duncan Long
Paperback: 203 pages Focus: A counter-culture book on both original and commercial copies of the M1 Carbine.
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| The M1 Carbine - Guns & Ammo Magazine Spotlite Book No. 642Author: Konrad F. Schreier, Jr.
Kindle: 64 pages Focus: Pocket size synopsis with basic history and maintenance.
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| The M1 CarbineAuthor: Leroy Thompson
Paperback: 80 pages Focus: One in a series of books with general information on military firearms.
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| The M1 CarbineAuthor: Roger Out
Paperback: 80 pages Focus: English translation of the book L' US M1: La carabine de la Liberation by Jean Huon, 3rd edition, published in 2004 in France by Regi'Arm. Published in English as part of Schiffer Publishing's Guns of the World series. Basic overview of the carbine and use by French forces. Excellent b&w and color photos except for many small poor quality images copied from military manuals. Unfortunately a number of the photos and images are mislabeled.
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| The M1 Carbine: Classic American Small Arms at WarAuthor: Tom Laemlein
Hardbound: 96 pages Focus: A collection of over 100 photographs from the National Archives of U.S. Carbines being used by American soldiers during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
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| The M1 Carbine: The Weapon that Changed the Rules for Weapons Making!Author: Mike Francis
Kindle: 22 pages Focus: One in a series of short books with general information on military firearms.
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| M1 Carbine, Design, Development, & ProductionAuthor: Larry L. Ruth
Softcover: 291 pages Focus: Predecessor to the War Baby series (see below).
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| M1 Carbine Do Everything Manual: Assembly, Disassembly, Lubrication, Ammunition, StorageAuthor: Michael A. Pugliese
Paperback: 46 pages Focus: Very basic overview of topics.
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| The M1 Carbine Owner's GuideAuthors: Larry L. Ruth with Scott A. Duff
Paperback: 136 pages Focus: An owner's guide that includes what most owners would want or need to know
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| The M1 Carbine Owner's ManualAuthor: not stated
Paperback: 102 pages
Focus: A very basic owners guide. Pages are black and white photocopies
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| The M1 Carbine: A Revolution in Gun StockingAuthors: Grafton & Barbara Cook
Paperback: 208 pages Focus: A history of the S.E. Overton company relative to their production of stocks and handguards for the U.S. Carbines (subcontracted by Inland Manufacturing).
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| The U.S. .30 Cal. Gas Operated Carbines, A Shop ManualAuthor: Jerry Kuhnhausen
Softcover: 224 pages Focus: A detailed look at the carbine part by part from the perspective of a gunsmith.
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| The U.S. Caliber .30 Carbine, Technical Drawings & DataAuthor: Larry L. Ruth
Spiral bound: 180 pages Focus: Large format Ordnance drawings of the U.S. Carbine, Model M1 with accessories, tools, ammo, patents, charts, some manufacturer specifications, and a nice large rendition of the Ordnance Instructional Chart for the M1. This book and it's diagrams/contents are larger and a bit more extensive than Carbine, Cal. .30, M1: Diagrams & Pictures by Eric Nicolaus. Both authors included several drawings the other did not. This larger format is much easier on the eyes but won't sit upright on your bookshelf and comes at a cost consistent with the large format. Most collectors will want both books. Available only from the publisher's website.
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| U.S. .30 Carbines, M1, M1A1, M2, & M3Author: Donald B. McLean
Softcover: 221 pages Focus: FM 23-7 (Jan 1952) and TM 9-1276 (Feb 1953) edited and reorganized into a single volume
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| U.S. Cal. .30 Carbine
Magazine: 25 pages Focus: Collection of U.S. Carbine articles from past issues of The American Rifleman.
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| U.S. M1 Carbine Takedown GuideAuthor: Radocy Take Down Guides
Spiralbound: 6 laminated pages Focus: Very basic guide showing basic disassembly and reassembly
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| US M1 Carbines: Wartime ProductionAuthor: Craig Riesch
Paperback: 236 pages Focus: Restoration to "factory original". The author neglects to mention the value of certain carbines in "as is" condition may be far greater than a restoration due to the history specific to the particular carbine. The charts that indicate which part with which marking was used by which manufacturer and when are generic and fail to take into account many factors of mass production under constant production demands at ten different prime contractor facilities in ten different locations during a time of war. However, this book has set the standard most people use for identifying part variations and as a quick reference for the various contractor and subcontractor markings o the various parts. Some of the errors in previous editions have been carried over into the 8th edition. Two related examples ... the front sight with the letter R was not manufactured by or for Rock-Ola. It was manufactured by Rudy Furnace Company, Dowagiac, MI. This company took over the contract of Niedner Rifle Corp. of Dowagiac, MI who had been assigned the letter N. The orientation of the N varied with some stamped sideways that appear to be the letter Z. The sideways N was not specific to Quality Hardware. The front sights made by both companies were used by several different prime contractors.
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| U.S Special Rifles (Carbines)Author: Tom Laemlein
Spiralbound Paperback: 86 pages Focus: Compilation of early Ordnance documents on the development of what became the U.S. Carbine.
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| War Baby!, The U.S. Caliber .30 CarbineAuthor: Larry L. Ruth
Hardcover: 495 pages Focus: 1st volume of what has become the definitive indepth history of the U.S. Carbines. Volume I covers the beginning through the end of WWII. Heavily illustrated.
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| War Baby! Comes Home, The U.S. Caliber .30 Carbine Volume IIAuthor: Larry L. Ruth
Hardcover: 366 pages Focus: Picks up where it's predecessor left off covering the post WWII years through the 1980's and into the 1990's. Includes commercially produced parts and replicas.
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| War Baby Three!, The U.S. Carbine into the 21st CenturyAuthor: Larry L. Ruth
Hardcover: 952 pages Focus: Intended as an update that includes corrections and additions discovered since the 1990's when volumes I & II were published. Not intended as a stand alone book. For those with volumes I and/or II it completes the set with the latest information. Heavily illustrated.
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| U.S. Karabiner .30 M1 - Waffen Und ZubehorAuthor: WolfDieter Hufnagl
Publisher: Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany; 2nd printing (October 2009) Focus: An overview of the U.S. Carbines with info on use by other nations. In German.
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| M1 Carbine Disassembly and Reassembly
Publisher: On-Target Productions (2009)
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| Technical Manual & Armorers Course, M1/M2 Carbine (Course #1204)
Publisher: American Gunsmithing Institute (2003)
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Section IIGovernment Media | |
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While original copies of the more common of the following publications still exist a number of sources offer less expensive reprints. Some of these publications are also available in electronic form. Beware that some sellers do not indicate if the copies they offer are original or reprints. |
Field Manuals | |
Those beginning with the number 23 contained subject material relative to Basic Weapons, including their accessories and ammunition. | |
FM 23-7(20 May 1942) |  |
Carbine, Caliber .30, M1
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FM 23-7(23 April 1944) |  |
Carbine, Caliber .30, M1, M1A1
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FM 23-7(9 January 1952) |  |
Carbine, Caliber .30, M1, M1A1, M2, and M3
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FM 23-7 (9 January 1952)
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Carbine, Caliber .30, M1, M1A1, M2, and M3
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FM 23-72(12 June 1958) |  |
Carbine Marksmanship Courses |
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Technical Bulletins | |
Those with a number following the letters TB identify the manual to which it applied followed by a number indicating the order in which they were released. TB 23-7-1 was the first to apply to FM 23-7. Those TB was followed by the letters ORD were related to Ordnance material and did not pertain to any preceding manual. The number that followed was the sequence in which these were released. | |
TB 23-7-1(17 March 1942) |  |
Carbine, Cal. .30, M1
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| TB 23-7-2 | Carbine Cal. 30, M1 and M1A1 | 16 Apr 1942 |
| TB ORD 2 | Cal. .30 Carbines M1 and M1A1 | 22 Dec 1943 |
| TB ORD 9 | Sight, Adjustable Rear, Assembly, D73955 and D7160060 | 10 Jan 1944 |
| TB 23-30-1 | Sight, Rifle Grenade Launcher, M15 | 13 Mar 1944 |
| TB 23-7-4 | Cal. .30, Carbine, M2 (T4) | 13 Oct 1944 |
| TB 9-1276-1 | Cal. .30 Carbines M1 and M1A1; Misconception of Certain Features | 15 Jan 1945 |
| TB ORD 365 | Use of Carbine Bolt Assembling and Disassembling Tool | 22 Jul 1949 |
| TB ORD 385 | Cal. .30 Carbines M1, M1A1, M2 and M3 | 24 May 1950 |
| TB ORD 415 | Cal. .30 Carbines M1, M1A1, M2 and M3 | 17 Oct 1951 |
| TB 34-9-123 | Interchangeability of infrared equipment rules governing the interchangeability of securing and holding devices for infrared scopes on Carbines, Rifles & Light Machine Guns | 16 Nov 1962 |
Technical Manuals | |
Those preceded by the number 5 contained subject matter pertaining to Engineers. Those preceded by the number 9 contained subject matter pertaining to Ordnance. | |
TM 5-9340(1 September 1944) |  |
Sniperscope and Snooperscope
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TM 5-9341(15 June 1945) |  |
Sniperscope, Model M2
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TM 5-9341(3 August 1951) |  |
Operation and Maintenance Instructions |
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TM 5-9341A(3 August 1951) |  |
Repair Instructions |
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TM 5-9342(3 August 1951) |  |
Operation and Maintenance Instructions |
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TM 5-9342-A (April 1952)
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Repair Instructions |
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TM 5-1090-202-25P(29 January 1962) |  |
Organizational Field and Depot Maintenance Repair Parts and Special Tool Lists
Sniperscope: Infrared FSN 1090-034-7788 |
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TM 9-1005-210-12(June 1969) |  |
Operator's, Organizational and Field Maintenance Manual |
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TM 9-1005-210-35P(17 October 1963) |  |
Field and Depot Maintenance, Repair Parts and Special Tool List
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TM 9-1005-210-35(10 June 1969) |  |
DS, GS, And Depot Maintenance Manual | |
TM 9-1276(5 June 1943) |  |
Ordnance Maintenance |
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TM 9-1276(22 January 1947) |  |
Ordnance Maintenance |
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TM 9-1276 (17 February 1953)
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Cal. .30 Carbines M1, M1A1, M2, and M3
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TM 9-6910-203-14(September 1962) |  |
Operator's, Organizational and Field Maintenance Manual, |
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TM 9-1005-210-12P(20 September 1963) |  |
Operator's, Organizational and Field Maintenance Manual, |
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Additional Ordnance Manuals | |
Base Shop Data(1943) |  |
Ordnance Field Service |
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SA-ITM-S201(1 June 1951) |  |
Ordnance Inspector Training Manual |
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Modification Work Orders | ||
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| B28-W1 | Carbines Cal. .30 M1, M1A1; To reduce trigger pull, replacement hammer and hammer spring - C1 (20 Dec 1943) | 1 Nov 1943 20 Mar 1944 |
| B28-W2 | Carbines Cal. .30 M1A1; To allow use of longer commercial grip screw and prevent splitting of grip - C1 (26 Sep 1944) | 4 Nov 1943 20 Mar 1944 |
| B28-W3 | Carbines Cal. .30 M1, M1A1, M1A3; To replace leaf type rear sight with a sight that is adjustable for both windage and elevation | 11 Sep 1944 |
| B28-W4 | Carbines Cal. .30 M1, M1A1; To provide for increased holding power of the magazine catch - C1 (29 Oct 1952) | 16 May 1945 25 May 1954 |
| B28-W5 | Carbines Cal. .30 M1, M1A1; To provide means for attaching bayonet-knife | 7 Jul 1945 |
| B28-W6 | Carbines Cal. .30 M2 | 10 Dec 1947 |
| B28-W7 | Carbines Cal. .30 M2; Replacement of disconnector spring and plunger | 11 Apr 1951 |
| Engineers | ||
| 9340-1 | Sniperscopes M1 and M2 | 28 Jul 1947 |
| 9340A-1 | Rack "Tom Jones", battery charging, Sniperscope, M2, changes 1 | 4 Feb 1954 |
| 5-9342-1 | Sniperscope, Set No. 1, 20,000 Volts, Adapted to M2 Carbine | 6 Mar 1957 |
Ordnance Standard Inspection Procedure | ||
| ORD-SIP-S201 | Carbine, Cal .30, M2 And M3 | |
Ordnance Supply Manuals | ||
| SNL B-28 | Carbine, Cal. .30, M1, Parts and Equipment - Addendum, Carbine Cal. .30, M1 and M1A1 (11 Aug 1943) - C1 (16 Sep 1943) - Addendum, Carbine Cal. .30, M1, M1A1 and M1A3 (16 Oct 1943) | 1 Dec 1941 20 Jan 1943 |
| ORD 7 SNL B-28 | Field and Depot Maintenance Allowances, Carbine, Cal. .30, M1, M1A1, M2 and M3
- C1 (17 Oct 1949) - C2 (23 Feb 1950) | 16 Jun 1949 Mar 1951 |
| ORD 8 SNL B-28, TO 11W3-2-2-24 | Army & Air Force Field and Depot Maintenance Allowances, Carbine, Cal. .30, M1, M1A1, M2 and M3 | 3 Apr 1951 9 Aug 1955 23 May 1957 |
| ORD 9 SNL B-28 | List of all Parts, Carbine, Cal. .30, M1, M1A1, M2, and M3
- C1 (14 Jul 1954) | 6 Feb 1945 10 Aug 1949 |
| ORD 9 SNL B-38 | Launcher, Grenade, M1, M2, M7 and M8 | 17 Aug 1944 |
| ORD 11 SNL T-1 | Ammunition, Rifle, Carbine, and Automatic Gun | |
Films, Combat Bulletin | ||
| CB 59 | Military Operations on All Fronts, War Department; Carbine M-2 (brief part) - 26 minutes | 1945 |
Films, Film Bulletin | ||
| FB 18 | The United States Carbine, Cal. .30, M1, Tests - 8 minutes | 1942 |
Films, Strips | ||
| FS 1-470 | Safety Precautions for the Handling of .45 cal. pistol, .30 cal. carbine, and the pump shotgun | |
| FS 7-77 | The United States Carbine, Cal. .30, M1 -Part 1- Characteristics and Description | 1942 |
| FS 7-96 | The United States Carbine, Cal. .30, M1 -Part II- Disassembling and Assembling | 1943 |
| FS 7-98 | The United States Carbine, Cal. .30, M1 -Part III- Marksmanship, known distance targets (replaced by 7-111) | |
| FS 7-111 | The United States Carbine, Cal. .30, M1 -Part III- Marksmanship, known distance targets | 1943 |
| FS 7-128 | Grenade-projection adapter Ml: With Ml rifle and carbine | 1944 |
| FS 7-138 | Infantry Weapons and Their Characteristics (includes carbine) | 1944 |
| FS 9-97 | The United States Carbine, Cal. .30, M1, Disassembling and Assembling | |
| FS 9-155 | The United States Carbine, Cal. .30, M1, Inspection | 1943 |
| FS 9-156 | The United States Carbine, Cal. .30, M1, Maintenance and Repair | 1943 |
Graphic Training Aids | ||
| GTA 9-1 A-H | Carbine, Caliber .30 M1; Color Chart, 8 pages | Aug 1943 |
| GTA 9-64 | Carbine, Caliber .30 M2; Color Chart, 9 pages | Nov 1950 |
Training Circulars | ||
| Ordnance | ||
| TC 87-1943 | Carbines Cal. .30 M1 and M1A1 | 1943 |
| TC 119-1943 | Carbines Cal. .30 M1 and M1A1 | 1943 |
| TC 52-1944 | War Department Graphic Training Aid. 9-1, U. S. Carbine, Caliber .30, Ml. | 14 Aug 1944 |
| TC 9-1949 | Carbines Cal. .30 M1, M1A1, M2 and M3 | 6 Jul 1949 |
| TC 10-1949 | Carbines Cal. .30 M1, M1A1, M2 and M3 | 20 Jul 1949 |
| Engineers | ||
| TC 12-1946 | Tentative Tactical Doctrine for Infrared Equipment | 27 Nov 1946 |
Films, Training | ||
| TF 7-1446 | Combat in Towns | |
| TF 9-1206 | Carbine Cal. .30 M1 - Principles of Operation - 14 minutes | 1943 |
| TF 9-1445 | The M2 Carbine - 15 minutes | 1945 |
Miscellaneous | |
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U.S. Carbine, Cal. .30, M1 |
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MCS 2-3(May 1945) |  |
Course of Instruction |
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NAVMC 42 P&P(Rev. 9-50) |  |
U.S. Marine Corps Score Book |
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Sheet 9601(Sep 1945) |  |
United States Navy
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NAVEXOS P-930(undated) |  |
Handbook of Operation and Maintenance |
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NAVMC-72021953 |  |
USMC |
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Miscellaneous | ||
| MTP3-49 | Army Infantry School, Lesson Plan: Carbine Cal. .30, M1 Mechanical Training, 6 hours | 15 Dec 1942 |
| TFS-6 | USMC Training Film Strip: Nomenclature of the U.S. Carbine, Cal .30, M1 | |
| ENG. 9-9341 | Engineer Supply Catalog: List of all Service Parts, Sniperscope M2 | 15 Jul 1945 |
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