


To a degree the end result should no longer be viewed as a replica of the U.S.30 caliber carbine, Model M1. Universal's solution to these problems was to significantly redesign their carbines. It's strengths and weaknesses and the original carbine design was no exception. Not specific to Universal Firearms and can be encountered by any company intent on making a functional replica of the U.S. 30 caliber carbines during and after WWII. Commercial manufacturersīegan encountering a number of problems previously encountered by those who had initially designed and redesigned parts for the. Several parts, such as the slide, were difficult to machine correctly. Universal's Major Design Overhaul - Their M1 Carbine becomes the Universal Firearms CarbineĪs the availability of GI surplus parts dwindled commercial equivalents were manufactured. Post WWII Commercially Manufactured M1 Carbines (U.S.A.)
