Non Airborne useage of M1A1 Carbine by regular GIs

[patches]

Found this shot of the Standard Carbine being carried by a Paratrooper, photo is a stateside one sometime in 1943, unit unknown.

[ccyooper]

I know that photo was used by Winchester on the cover of their magazine. Not sure what the cation says. If I remember to check when I get home in a couple weeks I’ll post if there is a caption. 

[patches]

The M1A1 once again in Vietnam, like 1962, a Green Beret talking via an interpreter to a Viet Cong POW.

[patches]

And a Standard M1 carbine carried by a GI of the 11th Airborne Division's 511th PIR, Leyte December 1944, but what the devil is that sling for it, when you save it and ZOOM in on it, it appears to be some kind of homemade one with bullet pockets right!

[patches]

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[iron bender]

10 hours ago, patches said:

And a Standard M1 carbine carried by a GI of the 11th Airborne Division's 511th PIR, Leyte December 1944, but what the devil is that sling for it, when you save it and ZOOM in on it, it appears to be some kind of homemade one with bullet pockets right!

It's a white cloth belt for the .30 cal heavy and light mg's. Lots of pic of USGI's and Turks carrying their ammo the same way in Korea...

[patches]

5 hours ago, iron bender said:

It's a white cloth belt for the .30 cal heavy and light mg's. Lots of pic of USGI's and Turks carrying their ammo the same way in Korea...

Yeah that;s gotta be it, does look like he made it into a sling for his carbine right.

[iron bender]

Not to go off topic from the op, but since it was brought up, some more pics of 30 mg belts being used as slings/bandoleers from Tom Laemlein's book, M1 Carbine. All of these pics are obviously PTO WW2, Army and USMC..

[patches]

One South Korean GI with the M1A1 Carbine, can't tell if the other one has it or the M2 Carbine. ROK Unit unknown 1952.

[tthen]

10 hours ago, patches said:

One South Korean GI with the M1A1 Carbine, can't tell if the other one has it or the M2 Carbine. ROK Unit unknown 1952.

Very cool picture, on a side note it appears that the carbine in the foreground was not updated with a bayonet lug. Can't really tell on the M1a.

Thanks for posting

[patches]

Kinda looks like a Airborne Carbine, but in many ways doesn't, anyone know what kind of weapon that is? some kind of Commercially made one?

 

Photo in Vietnam I think sometime in 1966, possibly a Green Beret, if not  or an other Special Ops type and of Advisor.

 

[teufelhund]

On 11/11/2013 at 6:09 PM, teufelhund said:

Utah Beach, June 9th 1944

9th infantry division landing ( Eight stars to victory)

On the anti-tank wall on the right, you can see the butt of a M1A1 carbine.

Utah beach was close to a DZ and Sainte Marie du Mont, but I Wonder that a "lost" M1A1 Carbine stayed there for 3 days before beeing recuperated by an octofoil GI.

Cheers

T

 

[teufelhund]

4 hours ago, patches said:

Kinda looks like a Airborne Carbine, but in many ways doesn't, anyone know what kind of weapon that is? some kind of Commercially made one?

 

Photo in Vietnam I think sometime in 1966, possibly a Green Beret, if not  or an other Special Ops type and of Advisor.

 

It looks close to a BIANCHI M4 collapsable aftermarket carbine stock and maybe & Iver & Johnson M1 carbine ( War Baby vol II page 798)

[SKIPH]

As I recall it was  Plainfield,  that produced that type of stock along with the metal ventilated hand guard.  Look up Plainfield  M1 carbine folding stocks, lots of pictures.   SKIP

[patches]

Plainfield  M1 carbine or Iver & Johnson, they look alike.

[mrrm]

Possible that an Iver Johnson or Plainfield commercial .30 carbine made its way to Vietnam?  Tough to tell but the rear sight looks to possibly be different from what we'd see on a USGI .30 carbine. 

[patches]

A M1A1 Para Carbine non airborne sighting, this at Anzio, unit unknown.