A firearm does not require a stock or arm brace in order to be considered a carbine.Ĭarbine model 1793, used by the French Army during the French Revolutionary Wars
Army's M4 carbine, which is standard issue. They are typically issued to high-mobility troops such as special-operations soldiers and paratroopers, as well as to mounted, artillery, logistics, or other non- infantry personnel whose roles do not require full-sized rifles, although there is a growing tendency for carbines to be issued to front-line soldiers to offset the increasing weight of other issued equipment. The smaller size and lighter weight of carbines make them easier to handle. Most modern carbines are rifles that are compact versions of a longer rifle or are rifles chambered for less powerful cartridges.
A Security Forces Airman of the Ohio Air National Guard fires an M4 carbine (a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 rifle) during target practice, 2017Ī carbine ( / ˈ k ɑːr b iː n/ or / ˈ k ɑːr b aɪ n/) is a long gun that has a barrel shortened from its original length.
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