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 US M1 carbine, left side.  M1A1 carbine, a "paratrooper" version with side-folding buttstock. Same M1 carbine, right side.  M2 carbine, a select-fire modification with enlarged, 30-round magazine.  .30 M1 carbine cartridge (left) shown next to 7.62x39mm Russian (center) and 5.56mm NATO (.223 Rem, right). Caliber : .30 US Carbine (7.62x33 mm) Action:  Gas operated, rotating bolt Overall length : 904 mm Barrel length : 458 mm Weight : 2.36 kg without magazine Magazine capacity : 15 or 30 rounds The M1 carbine is an interesting little weapon. The original request for a compact and lightweight shoulder arm to replace service handguns for second-line (non-fighting) troops was first issued by US Army in 1938. The idea behind this request was that a shoulder arm, such as carbine, firing ammunition of moderate power, will have more effective range and will be much simpler to train the users to fire it accurately, than the standard .45 caliber semi-au

M1903 rifle made by Springfield armory in 1944 - left side (image by Allan Blank). M1903 rifle made by Springfield armory in 1944 - right side (image by Allan Blank). M1903 rifle made by Springfield armory in 1944 - top view on the receiver (image by Allan Blank) clearly seen are the stripper clips guide, magazine cut-off (bolt stop) and safety switch. M1903 Mark 1 rifle, modified for Pedersen device. the cut in the receiver wall is for ejection of the Pedersen spent cases.    Partial drawing of the M1903 Mark 1 with Pedersen device installed. Note the long magazine protruding from the rifle up and to the right, and enlarged bolt section of the Pedersen device.  M1903A3 made by Remington during the World War 2 - left side. note the straight grip stock. M1903A3 made by Remington during the World War 2 - right side.  Another M1903A3 made by Remington during the World War 2 - right side. Note that this rifle has so called "C-stock" with semi-

 Mosin-Nagant rifle model of 1891-1910. Original Mosin-Nagant rifle of 1891: Infantry rifle top, Dragoon rifle bottom.  Mosin-Nagant rifle model of 1891-1930. Mosin-Nagant carbine model of 1938.  Mosin-Nagant carbine model of 1944. Note that the bayonet is in folded position.  M 1891-30 Sniper rifle. Standard spike bayonet of the Mosin-Nagant rifle.  View on the receiver area of the M 1891-30. 7.62x54mm R ammunition. At the left - a loaded stripper clip; at the right, from top to bottom: original 7.62x54mm R cartridge of 1891 and two post-1908 cartridges (middle with steel case, bottom with brass case). M1891 and M91/10 infantry rifle M1891 and M91/10 Dragoon rifle M1891/30 M1891/38 M1891/44 Caliber 7.62x54mm R Action manual operated, rotating bolt Overall length 1306 mm 1738 mm with bayonet 1234 mm 1666 mm with bayonet 1234 mm 1666 mm with bayonet 1020 mm 1020 mm Barrel length 800 mm 730 mm 730 mm 510 mm 510 mm Weight 4.22 kg 4.6

 Lee-Enfield Mk.1 rifle - the original "Long" Lee-Enfield, made in 1900. Note the dust cover on the bolt, magazine cut-off and lack of the rear receiver bridge with its charger clip guides. image by  Kristopher Gasior of the www.CollectibleFirearms.com SMLE mk. III*, made in 1916 (cutoff already omitted from design). image by Alan Blank  Same rifle, other side (volley sights also omitted). image by Alan Blank  SMLE No.4 Mk.1.  SMLE mk. III* (latter known as SMLE No.1 Mk.3); this one was made in 1919. SMLE No.4 Mk.1(T) - sniper version with scope, mount and cheek rest on buttstock (shown with magazine removed). SMLE No.5 Jungle Carbine.  Pre-1916 Lee-Enfield volley sight (at left the "volley" front sight, mounted on the left side of the stock, just ahead of the traditional rear sight. At right - the diopter rear "volley" sight, mounted alongside the safety on the receiver) left image by Alan Blank.  Magazine cut-of

MP 43 assault rifle, the first production variant of the Sturmgewehr, left side  MP 43 assault rifle, the first production variant of the Sturmgewehr, right side Stg.44 assault rifle with the  Krummlauf   Vorsatz J  (curvedbarrel) attachment, which was designed to be fired "around the corner"or from inside the armored vehicle MP 43 assault rifle partially disassembled Caliber :7.92x33 mm (7.92mm Kurz) Action:  Gas operated, tilting bolt Overalllength : 940 mm Barrel length : 419 mm Weigth : 5.22 kg Rate of fire : 500 rounds per minute Magazine capacity : 30 rounds Hitler’s Germany was the leading country in the development of the assault rifle. Even the term "assault rifle", is no more than a translation of the German term  Sturmgewehr ,devised for propaganda reasons by no less than Hitler himself (or at least so the legend goes).  Germany began to develop intermediate cartridges during the mid-1930s. There were some developments