Hillberg Carbine

Hillberg Carbine
Type Carbine
Place of origin  United States
Production history
Designer Robert Hillberg
Designed 1942
Manufacturer Bell Aircraft
Specifications
Weight 5 pounds (2.3 kg)

Cartridge .30 Carbine
Caliber 7.62 mm
Barrels 1
Action Blow forward, closed bolt
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 blow-forward operation. The layout of the rifle was later used in the Whitney Wolverine pistol.[1][2]


References

  1. "The Oldest Name in Guns Comes Back" (PDF). Guns Magazine: 24–27, 66–69. August 1956.
  2. Card, James (4 September 2012). "Robert Hillberg, 1917-2012". Gun Digest (F+W Media). 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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