The M1 carbine was conceived during World War II as a lighter, smaller semi-automatic alternative to the M1 Garand battle rifle. Spying a genuine Winchester I latched onto it and have it to this day. Okay, back to the carbines, since I had picked up the order I assumed the privilege of rooting through them to pick one for myself. My old Winchester M1 Carbine lined up with the Auto Ordnance Model. It comes from the antics of very drunk or drugged up illegal aliens who, when confronted, wave their tequila bottle about, rip their clothing and scream, “ Matame, matame, pero no me pegas!”, which translates to, “Kill me, kill me but don’t hit me!” As a result, what might otherwise be referred to as a rug dance is called “doing a Matame” among border denizens. What’s a Matame, you ask? Well, in Spanish it means, “kill me”. After I performed a lively and sincere Matame the Chief ran out of steam and ordered me to take the offending boxes from his office. You see, stacked in the corner were boxes containing the dozen M1 carbines I ordered without bothering to notify anyone what to expect when they arrived. Arriving there I was greeted by a blast of hot air that roughly translated meant,” What are you up to now? Planning a revolution? Equipping your private army?” The Chief was known to be a man not kindly disposed towards the antics of junior agents so I ran down my list of recent sins and transgressions while driving to his office. A week or two later I was out “patrolling the border”, which probably meant goofing off, shooting and having fun, when a radio call summoned me to sector headquarters and the office of the Chief Patrol Agent. Why me? Well, our Border Patrol office had a Federal Firearms License. The price was pretty good – something like $136 each – so, fueled by alcohol and testosterone, we all ordered one and I was elected to make the arrangements. military carbines being re-imported from Korea where they had been since the Korean War. Some years ago I was sitting around drinking with some Border Patrol and SEAL buddies when someone spotted an advertisement for M1 carbines in Shotgun News.
30 Caliber carbine is produced in Kahr’s state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Worcester, MA.
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