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M1 carbinelarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source35.6 in (900 mm)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M1 carbine | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1942–1973 (United States) 1942–present (other countries)[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | World War II Hukbalahap Rebellion Chinese Civil War (limited) First Indochina War Indonesian National Revolution Korean War Malayan Emergency Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Algerian War Suez Crisis Cuban Revolution Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Bay of Pigs Invasion Permesta Rebellion Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Ñancahuazú Guerrilla Six-Day War Football War Cambodian Civil War The Troubles Angolan Civil War Black September Lebanese Civil War Insurgency in Aceh Mexican drug war Syrian Civil War[source] | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Dominican Civil War Cambodian Civil War Moro conflict The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent War in Afghanistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border stand-off Colombian armed conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Bougainville conflict Myanmar conflict various others[source] |
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| Designer | Fred Humeston William C. Roemer David Marshall Williams[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1941[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Military contractors Commercial copies[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Unit cost | About $45 (WWII) (equivalent to $840 in 2025)[source] | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | July 1942 – August 1945 (U.S. military) 1945–present (commercial)[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 6,121,309 (WWII)[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | .30 Carbine[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated (short-stroke piston) , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 15- or 30-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Rear sight: aperture; L-type flip or adjustable Front sight: wing-protected post[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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