Q: I recently purchased an M1 carbine manufactured by Quality Hardware that has a bayonet lug. Is this part original to the gun or was it added later? A: It was added later. More than 6 million ...

The Auto Ordnance reproduction M1 Carbines feature 1943-style cross-bolt safeties and ... By late 1944, another iteration had been designed that incorporated a slip-over bayonet lug. The Auto Ordnance ...

Post-war, the United States exported the M1 Carbine broadly to allies in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. In America’s own military, the M1 would serve in some capacity until replaced in the ...

The Auto Ordnance reproduction M1 Carbines feature 1943-style cross-bolt ... another iteration had been designed that incorporated a slip-over bayonet lug. The Auto Ordnance M1 Carbines use ...