carbine

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Pusser indeed owned a lot of guns, including a .30 carbine caliber revolver that Mike Elam managed to procure over the course of his investigation.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

Possible sales of firearms were also discussed with Colt CZ Group, the Czech holding company that owns the long-established U.S. carbine and rifle maker, the source said.

From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2023

I wanted an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle ...

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022

Mr. Lerner, whose combat experience was limited to three snowy days firing a carbine from a trench in Luxembourg during the Battle of the Bulge, recalled a foray behind enemy lines.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2022

It looked like an army gun, a carbine I think, with a square magazine sticking out of the bottom.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien