On Jul 23, 7:30*pm, John B. Slocomb wrote:


As I remember it, the originally stated reason was that the carbine
was a replacement for rear echelon troops who had previously been
issued the Colt 1911 as it was proving difficult, or impossible, to
train troops to be even marginally effective with the 1911 in a
reasonable length of time.

--
John B. Slocomb
(johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)

I remember it as a replacement for the pistol for officers in fighting
units.

Dan