I worked at IBM for many years. When I found out that IBM manufactured M1 Carbines for the war effort I went searching for one…aout 30 years ago. IBM only made 356K of the 6.5 million carbines produced…so they are somewhat rare. I found one at a gun show with the correct receive...
The M1 Carbines were semi-automatic carbines were designed for officers, paratroopers, engineers, tankers, and other types of soldiers who might need greater firepower and range than pistols, but found full-size rifles too unwieldy. The design started out in 1940 as a light-weight rifle, but...