Short Barreled M2

[Sgt. Saunders]

The barrel of this M2 looks shortened. Was this a common modification done during Korea maybe? TIA!!

 

Short M2

[jim c 351]

The barrel of this M2 looks shortened. Was this a common modification done during Korea maybe? TIA!!

 

Short M2

If I remember correctly, such a carbine was mentioned in the book "the Tunnels of Chu Chi", and was carried by the number 3 man in the tunnel exploration team. This was Viet Nam.

In the "Soldier of Fortune" magazine-Sep 2001 such a carbine was used by Col. Mike Peck in 1965, while serving with the 5 th SF Group in V.N. Gun is pictured.

In the book US m1 CARBINES, WARTIME PRODUCTION by Craig Riesch, there is a soldier of page vii with a cutdown M1 carbine. This was WW2.

I doubt if it occurred very often, and it was against regulations, but it did occur.

Jim C

[Sgt. Saunders]

Thanks for the info. Jim!!! Now that also answered a question of mine that I've been wondering about years ago. Because I spoke to a Vet. and he told me he once had an M3 and when I asked him what made it an M3; he told me that it was full-auto and the barrel was short. I told him that an M3 was nothing more then an M2 w/ original factory mounts for a 1st Gen. Infrared Scope (scope included). So what he was calling an M3 was actually an M2 with this shortened barrel modification.

[jim c 351]

Thanks for the info. Jim!!! Now that also answered a question of mine that I've been wondering about years ago. Because I spoke to a Vet. and he told me he once had an M3 and when I asked him what made it an M3; he told me that it was full-auto and the barrel was short. I told him that an M3 was nothing more then an M2 w/ original factory mounts for a 1st Gen. Infrared Scope (scope included). So what he was calling an M3 was actually an M2 with this shortened barrel modification.

Sgt.,

You are correct that a M3 carbine is a M2 carbine with a infrared, but once the scope is removed it reverts back to a M2. No carbine was stamped M3, just as no carbine was stamped M1A1. So--unless he was talking about a grease gun, which has a short barrel and is full auto, he may have been a big bullshitter.

Beware of phonies.

Jim C

[Norm]

I'll it was super loud in a tunnel!