Engineering:Hillberg carbine
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| Hillberg carbine | |
|---|---|
| Type | Carbine |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Robert Hillberg |
| Designed | 1942 |
| Manufacturer | Bell Aircraft |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 5 pounds (2.3 kg) |
| Cartridge | .30 Carbine |
| Calibre | 7.62 mm |
| Barrels | 1 |
| Action | Gas-operated |
| Feed system | 20 round box magazines |
| Sights | Iron sights |
The Hillberg carbine was a light rifle concept for the US armed forces during WW2. It featured a gas-operated operation that moved the barrel forward rather than the bolt to the rear. The layout of the rifle was later used in the Whitney Wolverine pistol.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "The Oldest Name in Guns Comes Back". Guns Magazine: 24–27, 66–69. August 1956. http://jeffersonian.name/g1956/G0856.pdf.
- ↑ Card, James (4 September 2012). "Robert Hillberg, 1917-2012". Gun Digest (F+W Media). http://www.gundigest.com/vintage-gun-history-articles/robert-hillberg-1917-2012. Retrieved 19 June 2014. "History will surely remember Robert L. Hillberg as one of the foremost firearms designers of the 20th century."
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