MS 20 Winchester Repeating Arms Company Archives Collection. M1 Carbine manufactured at Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Winchester produced approximately 830,000 of the over 6,000,000 carbines manufactured during the war. The government purchased the manufacturing rights soon after. Winchester did not submit their design in the first round, due to fulfilling the orders of M1 rifles, but with some unofficial encouragement and working around the clock to tweak their design, the company entered the second round. The first round of tests was unsuccessful, and a second round scheduled for September 1941. 30 caliber, and ordered this ammunition from Winchester. The Ordnance Department wanted the cartridge of this new rifle to be a. Designs were solicited by arms manufacturers and private makers. The War Department issued a demand for a light rifle in June 1940. A few years prior to the United States entering the war the M1 Carbine was developed at Winchester. While the Garands were the standard rifle, Winchester had developed what would be the most utilized firearm during the war. Inspecting M1 Garand rifles manufactured at Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
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