On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:01:02 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

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.

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John B. Slocomb
(johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)

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

Dan

could have been. I was quoting from something I read when they first
issued the things. Stated to be a substitute for the 1911.
Subsequently it was the official personal weapon issued to Air Force
troops so the A.F. guys in Korea had carbines and the rest of the
troops had grown-up guns :-)

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John B. Slocomb
(johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)