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Includes the springfield 1903 and 1903a3, us 30 m1 carbine, usa 1917 enfield, usa 1898 krag, british smle, french 1916 carbine and mas 1936, german 98 mauser, italian 6. Joe poyer has 48 books on goodreads with 641 ratings. Product description out of stock an excellent book with information for prewar, wwii, and postwar m1 garands. The little carbines are easy to hold and easy to shoot, with relatively low recoil compared to an m1 garand or. This piece was written by joe poyer, coauthor of the book the sks carbine ck45g. M1 garand 1936 to 1957, 6th edition by joe poyer and craig riesch. The perceived inadequacy of m1 carbine volkstudio blog.
Joe poyer, craig riesch editor perfect paperback oct 2014. The most famous of all american battle rifles, the mi garand is described on a part by part basis. The most famous of all american battle rifles, the ml garand is described on a partbypart basis, by serial number range and manufacturer. The m1 carbine was produced in more numbers than any other us small arm in world war ii 19391945. When you are ready to look for collector grade carbines you cannot go wrong in investing in this book titled m1 carbine by roger c. Us world war 2 arms are extraordinarily welldocumented, and you might be inclined to think the topic of m1 carbines might have been exhausted by books from jerry kuhnhausen, joe poyer and larry ruth.
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In 1938 the us chief of infantry requested that the ordnance department develop a carbine or light rifle to be used by service and support troops, artillerymen, machinegun crews, tankers, mortar crews and other troops not needing the power of the m1 garand rifle. The great book of fighter planes publications international, 1990. World war ii arms are extraordinarily welldocumented, and you might be inclined to think the topic of m1 carbines might have been exhausted by books from jerry kuhnhausen, joe poyer and larry ruth. New americanmade reproduction m1 carbines daily bulletin. Williams gun sight company, davison, michigan, 1959. A good read on this subject is a book called us infantry weapons incombat written by mark g. The most famous of all american battle rifles, the m1 garand is described on a.
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This book provides a partbypart description, a firstever monthly production serial number chart and a complete discussion of the. This book presents a detailed analysis of the m1 garand. One of the cmps most popular competitions is the m1 carbine match. Firearm manual and reference book lot of 16 firearms. Craig riesch and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Features the complete, detailed history of the m14 rifle. The krag rifle and carbine were the first smokeless powder, magazine loading arms used by the united states armythe arm was adopted from a norwegian design in 1892. Presents a complete description on a part by part basis, with serial number range and manufacturer, from the gas trap rifles to the m1c, m1d and mc 1952 sniper, national match, navy 7.
T120m1m2 and m3 m1 and m2 infrared sniper carbines, winchester and remington matchsniper rifles, usmc m40. Joe poyer, craig riesch editor perfect paperback feb 20. October 19th, 2014 new americanmade reproduction m1 carbines. Learn if your 4570 springfield is assembled from the correct asissued parts. The book provides a history of the m1 carbines development, manufacture and use during world war ii, as well as through the korean war and the war in vietnam. The m1 garand, 1936 to 1957, cowritten with craig riesch, 1995 the sks carbine, cowritten with steve kehaya, 1996 the m14type rifles.
Swedish mauser is a term that was first applied to these fine. The book also describes in detail, the m1 garand m1c, m1d,and mc52 sniper rifles and the m1 garand national match rifles. The m14type rifle tanks rifle shop llc online store. Someone wanted some info on m1 carbinemaybe this will help.
The sks carbine ckc45g, 5th edition, paperback, by s. Swiss magazine loading rifles, 1869 to 1958 by joe poyer is the newest book in the for collectors only series. Joe poyer is a very knowledgeable author on military rifles. The 4570 springfield, 5th edition, revised and expanded. The sks carbine by poyer and kehaya is the first book to provide a partbypart description organized by national origin and time of manufacture including russian, chinese, north korean, north vietnamese, romanian, etc. Variation in parts is not as great as in some american military weapons because of the tendency of communist governments to. Provides a detailed, history of the development of the m1 garand.
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