Carbine/Talk

A gun that looks similar to a rifle but is slightly smaller and is designed to take the shorter and less powerful pistol cartridges.

This does not sound like the U.S. Military's M1 Carbine. Does anyone have a better description? --- Jagged

With all due respect to the US Military, this has been the meaning of the word "carbine" since somewhere in the 17th century. But by all means add a second description ...

There were no cartridges in the 17th century.

No, but carbines still used pistol-sized ammo. I suppose I could get snotty and go find an early example of a carbine without a rifled barrel now! But if you really need to define things in terms of your personal experience, I'll let you win this one. Be happy

Yes carbine muskets do exist and I have changed the text to reflect this. However at least during the mid-1700's they did not use pistol sized rounds (pistols used 45-50 caliber, carbines 65 caliber and muskets 65-75 caliber). ---rmhermen

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Perhaps someone will incorporate the story of ["Carbine" Williams] before I get to it. <>< tbc