carbine

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Pusser indeed owned a lot of guns, including a .30 carbine caliber revolver that Mike Elam managed to procure over the course of his investigation.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

But any of them might point to Don Hogan Charles’ photo of him peering out of his window while holding an M1 carbine.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024

The three weapons included a military-style semiautomatic rifle, one handgun and a small 9-mm carbine, Mr. Aaron said.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

It has been a huge success for the company, which has sold around 60,000 units of the 5.56 mm semi-automatic carbine, helping to lift its share price around 350% since the start of 2019.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2022

I got up from bed and lifted my 30/30 carbine from the wall and listened again near the door of Rocinante— and I heard the steps come closer.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck