) in 1935 as the Karabiner Kurz ( K98k or Kar98k ), or " short carbine ".

By the 1990s, the US had adopted the M4 carbine, a derivative of the M16 family which fired the same 5. 56mm cartridge but was lighter and shorter ( in overall length and barrel length ), resulting in marginally reduced range and power.

The primary advantages of a pistol caliber carbine are increased accuracy due to the buttstock and longer barrel ( and with it, sight radius ), relatively low muzzle blast / flash / recoil, higher muzzle velocity and energy of a longer barrel for increased wounding potential and penetration ( depending on the particular load used ), and ( sometimes, but not always ) greater adaptability for easily accepting accessories such as optics, weaponlights, and lasers.

Recently, kits have appeared on the market which consist of a carbine length barrel, bolt ( usually blowback operated ), and stock that attach to a pistol frame.

Handguns differ from rifles and shotguns in that they are smaller, lack a shoulder stock ( though some pistols like the Luger and Browning Hi-Power accept a removable stock allowing its use as a carbine ), are usually chambered for less-powerful cartridges, and are designed to be fired with one or two hands.

The solution many firearms manufacturers have presented is a weapon resembling a submachine gun in size and general configuration, but which fires a higher-powered armor-penetrating round ( often specially designed for the weapon ), thus combining the advantages of a carbine and submachine gun.

* M1 carbine ( U. S Lend-Lease ), Nationalists

Essentially a M1891 / 30 with a shortened barrel and shortened stock ( the M38 is in overall length versus 48 inches overall length for the Model 91 / 30 ), this carbine did not accept a bayonet ; was in fact designed so the standard Model 91 / 30 bayonet would not fit it.

M4 carbine, Colt Canada C7 / C8 ), the SIG 550, or the Heckler & Koch G36.

For private soldiers and noncommissioned officers, this meant the M1892 / 98 Springfield ( Krag ) bolt action rifle in. 30 Army (. 30-40 ) caliber: " They succeeded in getting their cartridges, revolvers ( Colt. 45 ), clothing, shelter-tents, and horse gear ... and in getting the regiment armed with the Krag-Jorgensen carbine used by the regular cavalry.

In the context of a Stryker Brigade Combat Team ( SBCT )' s Infantry Rifle Companies, one man from each fireteam in a rifle squad is either the Squad Anti-armor Specialist ( RMAT ), armed with the FGM-148 Javelin, or the Squad Designated Marksman, who carries the M4 carbine and M14 rifle.

Unlike conventional carbines, which are generally a version of a parent rifle with a shorter barrel ( like the earlier. 30-40 U. S. Krag rifle and carbine and the later M16 rifle and M4 carbine ), the M1 carbine has only one minor part in common with the M1 rifle ( a short buttplate screw ) and fires a different cartridge.

By the age of 13 ( 1847 ), he had completed six years of primary studies in Lateinschule and became interested in engineering. The next year, he began an apprenticeship with a carbine maker, Raithel.

Since the Karabiner 98k rifle was shorter than the earlier Karabiner 98b ( the 98b was a carbine in name only, a version of Gewehr 98 long rifle with upgraded sights ), it was given the designation Karabiner 98 Kurz, meaning " Carbine 98 Short ".

This short carbine version of the Lebel, called the Mle 1886 M93-R35, was assembled in fairly large numbers ( about 50, 000 ) at Manufacture d ' Armes de Tulle ( MAT ), beginning in 1935.

In 1987, 27-year-old Michael Ryan, armed with two semi-automatic rifles ( a Type 56 sporter, and an M1 carbine ), and a Beretta 92 pistol, dressed in combat fatigues and proceeded around the town of Hungerford killing 16 people, wounding fifteen and shooting himself, in what became known as the Hungerford massacre.

The " E-grip basic " model comes with an E-grip ( electronic firing ), while the " Tactical " model ( which resembles an M4A1 carbine ) includes a collapsible CAR stock and a shroud.

The baseline XM8 carbine ( with its integrated sight ), for example, can be compared to an M4 carbine with a host of previous-generation electronic add-ons like the AN / PEQ-2, Aimpoint CompM2, Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight, and / or BUIS.

There was also an 1877 carbine version with variations that included a Garrison Artillery Carbine, an Artillery Carbine ( Mark I, Mark II, and Mark III ), and smaller versions designed as training rifles for military cadets.

Old Shatterhand owns two famous rifles, the Bärentöter ( Bear Killer ) and the Henrystutzen ( Henry carbine ), both made by a fictional gunsmith called Henry in St. Louis ( based on gunsmith Benjamin Tyler Henry 1821-1898 ).

He had taken a carbine down from the wall and it trailed from his hand, the stock bumping on the wood floor.

A carbine cracked more loudly, and a slug clipped fragments from the brush off at one side.

Aside from the Ruger carbine, a number of hunting rifles have been introduced for the first time.

Other trapdoor actions include the rare Confederate Tarpley carbine, the Austrian Wanzl, the Belgian Albini-Braendlin rifle and Terssen conversion ( some of which were made from French 1777 pattern flintlocks!

* The Rising breech carbine: An unusual action produced by Bilharz, Hall and Co. for the southern Confederacy, the rising breech's underlever caused the breechblock including the chamber to slide vertically above the line of the barrel, the reverse of a falling-block ; the chamber was loaded from the front with a paper cartridge.

However, tired from the battle and retreat from Isandlwana and short of carbine ammunition, Henderson's men departed for Helpmekaar.

* Model 1938 Carbine: A carbine based on the M1891 / 30 design that was produced from 1939 to 1945 at the Izhevsk arsenal and in 1940 and 1944 at Tula.

On the morning of August 1, Whitman rented a hand truck from Austin Rental Company and cashed $ 250 of worthless checks at the bank before driving to a hardware store, where he purchased a Universal M1 carbine, two additional ammunition magazines and eight boxes of ammunition, explaining to the cashier that he planned to hunt wild hogs.

The concept was first used in bolt action rifles such as the Thorneycroft carbine of 1901, although the increased distance from hand grip to bolt handle meant the decreased length had to be weighed against the increased time required to fire.

The prototypes for the carbine competition were chambered for a new cartridge, the. 30 Carbine, a smaller and lighter. 30 caliber ( 7. 62 mm ) round very different from the. 30-06 in both design and performance.

During the ensuing Battle of Chalgrove Field, Hampden was mortally wounded in the shoulder ( some sources claim by two carbine balls, others by shrapnel from his own pistol exploding ) which shattered the bone and forced him to leave the field.

The 16th century saw creation of lighter cavalry known as ' Kozacy ' ( singular ' Kozak ' hence ' towarzysz kozacki ') until 1648 and then known as ' Pancerni ' from 1650s on until 1770s ) in the Kingdom of Poland or ' Petyhorcy ' in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ( the actual subject of the illustration )-whose offensive armament included a shorter ' demi-lance ' (' dzida ') or ' rohatyna ', bow and arrows, war-ax, sabre in the 16th century and a pistol or two, a carbine in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The SIMON launches using a bullet trap to capture a standard 5. 56 bullet fired from an M4 carbine or M16.

As Moray was passing in a cavalcade in the main street below, Hamilton fatally wounded him with a carbine shot from a window of his uncle Archbishop Hamilton's house.

Developed by Alliant Techsystems, with Heckler & Koch as a major subcontractor, the most commonly seen version of the XM29 consisted of a semi-automatic 20x28 mm smart grenade launcher, an underslung assault carbine ( derived from the HK G36 then in its late developmental stage ) firing a standard 5. 56x45mm NATO round, and a top-mounted computer-assisted sighting system with integrated laser rangefinder, thermal vision night vision capabilities, and up to 6x optical telescopic sight.

Companies such as the Gibbs Rifle Company and Navy Arms in the U. S. have produced and sold completely re-built Enfields of all descriptions, most notably their recent "# 7 Jungle Carbine " ( made from Ishapore 2A1 rifles ) and the " Bulldog " or " Tanker " carbine rifles, which are also fashioned original SMLE and No. 4 rifles.

The Rasheed ( or Rashid ) is a semi-automatic carbine, derived from the Hakim Rifle and used by the Egyptian military.

The Rani died on 17 June, the second day of the Battle of Gwalior probably killed by a carbine shot from the 8th Hussars, according to the account of three independent Indian representatives.

The AK5 is a modified version of the Fabrique Nationale 5. 56 mm carbine ( FN FNC ) produced with a folding stock and an option to mount the SUSAT sight from the British SA80.

Two US Marines providing covering fire with a M4 carbine and a 40mm M203 grenade launcher while a Marine from Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company spots targets in Ramadi, Iraq, 2006.

The Austrians then made a dash towards Montbrun's second line, which made a surprising attempt to drive off the attackers with a carbine volley, which failed to break the impetus of the charge and sent the French horse reeling.

In 1907 she won an international military shooting competition using a French army carbine and became the only woman ever awarded the palms du Premier Tireur ( First Gunner palms ) by a French Minister of War.

Robert uses a carbine to damage it and wound its pilot, forcing it to land behind French lines and surrender.

Armament was the sabre of the French light cavalry together with the 1892 carbine.

The French tended to retain greater use of firearms, often their harquebusiers would give a volley of carbine and or pistol fire before closing with the sword.