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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 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.


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