This carbine ( under $140, about $15 more for a deluxe grade ) has an 18-1/2-inch barrel and was obviously inspired by the popularity of last year's Model 760 pump with a short-barrel.

The carbine was originally a lighter, shortened weapon developed for the cavalry.

A notable weapon developed towards the end of the American Civil War by the Union was the Spencer carbine.

One of the most popular and recognizable carbines was the Winchester lever-action carbine, with several versions using revolver cartridges.

The US M1 Carbine was more of a traditional carbine in that it was significantly shorter and lighter, with a 457. 2 mm ( 18 in.

However, the semi-automatic M1 carbine was produced in a 10-to-1 ratio to the M2.

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.

Another example is the DeLisle carbine, a suppressed special operations carbine that was chambered for. 45 ACP.

In some historical cases the term machine carbine was the official title for sub-machine guns, such as the British Sten and Australian Owen guns.

The semi-automatic only version of the Sterling submachine gun was also officially called a " carbine ".

* The Hall rifle: The United States ' first breechloading cavalry carbine, the Hall was introduced in 1819.

* 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.

During the shootings, Harris carried a 12-gauge Savage-Springfield 67H pump-action shotgun, which he discharged 25 times and a Hi-Point 995 Carbine 9 mm carbine with thirteen 10-round magazines, which was fired 96 times.

On April 15, 1974, she was photographed wielding an M1 carbine while robbing the Sunset District branch of the Hibernia Bank at 1450 Noriega Street in San Francisco.

The first percussion firearm produced for the US military was the percussion carbine version ( c. 1833 ) of the M1819 Hall rifle.

During the American Civil War, the bolt-action Palmer carbine was patented in 1863, and by 1865, 1000 were purchased for use as cavalry weapons.

* 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.

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.

The M38 was replaced by the M44 carbine in 1944.

* Model 1944 Carbine: This carbine was introduced into service in late 1944 ( with 50, 000 service-test examples produced in 1943 ) and remained in production until 1955.

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 M1 carbine ( formally the United States Carbine, Caliber. 30, M1 ) is a lightweight, easy to use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U. S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was produced in several variants.

The Hussars of Central and Western Europe in the 18th and 19th century were typically armed with a curved sabre, one or two pistols carried in holsters at the front of the saddle and a carbine.

During combat, he was known for his habit of carrying an M1 Garand rifle typically carried by enlisted U. S. soldiers, as opposed to the M1 carbine rifles and Colt Model M1911. 45 caliber pistols traditionally carried by officers.

Magic guns typically take the form of a handgun or carbine that either fires magical energy or ammunition that is otherwise enchanted so as to enhance its normal properties.

Common historical examples include the Winchester Model 1892, Lee-Enfield " Jungle Carbine ", Mauser K98 Kurz, SKS, M1 carbine ( no relation to the larger M1 Garand ) and M4 carbine ( a more compact variant of the current M16 rifle ).

U. S. Army Ordnance decided that a selective-fire carbine would adequately fulfill all of these requirements, but specified that the new arm should add no more than five pounds to the existing equipment load.

The SKS has a conventional carbine layout, with a wooden stock and no pistol grip.

* CQBR type 1: Made from M4A1 uppers by shortening the barrels and opening gas ports, no longer produced, STD carbine buffer in use in host lowers at time of fielding.

The Berdan II was produced in four variants: an infantry rifle, the lighter and slightly shorter dragoon rifle, a cossack rifle with a button trigger and no trigger guard, and a cavalry carbine.

The M96 has been offered in a 20 " barrel rifle version ( the " Expeditionary Rifle "), a 17. 5 " barreled carbine ( no special name ), a 16 " barreled carbine ( the " Recon Carbine "), and a 17. 5 " barreled top-feed carbine (" Bren " configuration ).

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.

Conversely, rifle bullets can pierce light armor and are easier to shoot accurately, but even a carbine such as the Colt M4 is larger and / or longer than a submachine gun, making it harder to maneuver in close quarters.

The company has made several versions of its Autorevolver, including longer barrelled and carbine variations, chambered for. 357 Magnum,. 44 Magnum and. 454 Casull.

After the turn of the century, Switzerland, Britain, and the United States adopted rifles with barrel lengths shorter than that of a rifle, but longer than that of a carbine.

The 415 grain Martini Carbine load introduced in 1878 shot better out to longer ranges, had less recoil when it was fired in the rifles instead with its reduced charge of only 75 grains of Curtis & Havey's, but was found that whilst the rifle with its 485 grain bullet shot point of aim to 100 yards that the carbine load when fired in the rifles shot 12 inches high at the same range, but then made up for this by shooting spot on out to 500yrds.

This enables the rifle to be as short as a typical carbine, whilst still retaining the muzzle velocity of longer assault rifles.

The shorter pistol magazine is not long enough to fit the carbine ; however, the longer carbine magazine will fit into the pistol.

A carbine ( or ), from French carabine, is a longarm similar to — but shorter than — a rifle or musket.

The modern usage of the term carbine covers much the same scope as it always had, namely lighter weapons ( generally rifles ) with barrels less than 457. 2 mm ( 18 inches ).

A carbine is a firearm similar to a rifle in form and intended usage, but generally shorter or smaller than the typical " full-size " hunting or battle rifle of similar time period, and sometimes using a smaller or less-powerful cartridge.

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 ".

However, there have been some criticisms of the carbine, such as lower muzzle velocities and louder report due to the shorter barrel, additional stress on parts because of the shorter gas system, and a tendency to overheat faster than the M16A2.

The popularity of the Winchester in. 44-40 led Colt to manufacture a version of the Single Action Army revolver chambered for the same round, called the " Frontier Model "; Winchester produced three variations of the Model 1873: the rifle, carbine, and musket ( although the musket variation accounted for less than 5 – 10 percent of those produced ).

The TAR-21 design was created by Zalmen Shebs, with the express purpose of creating a weapon more suited to urban combat than the M16 / M4 carbine.

Initial results were favorable-the TAR-21 was found to be significantly more accurate and reliable ( as well as more comfortable ) than the M4 carbine during extensive field testing-but the battle proven and widely issued M4A3 rifle and its variants will remain in service for some time to come ; their unit purchase price is about one third that of the TAR-21.

The program was an outgrowth of the desire by both US Army and Navy special operations forces for a rifle with greater effective range than an M4 carbine but still shorter in length than a standard issue M16A2 / A4.

The carbine was considered a more appropriate firearm for a horseman than a full-length musket, since it was lighter and easier to handle while on horseback.

Built in-house by U. S. Navy SEAL Team armorers, and later by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division ( often referred to as NSWC-Crane or " Crane "), the SEAL Recon Rifle was developed to provide SEAL snipers with a portable, lightweight system with greater lethality than a standard M4 carbine.

As of May 2012, it is priced approximately 40 % higher than the basic carbine models.

The carbine version was very popular with the cavalry of both the Union and Confederate armies and was issued in much larger numbers than the full length rifle.