Rare Infrared M-1 Carbine
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- This video is a quick look at an infrared M-1 Carbine made at the end of WW2. It comes with a Korean War era scope and mount. And even though the scope is no longer working we give you an idea of how it would have worked in 1945.
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I looked up the company that made the scope and they made Jukeboxes in the 30s, pretty cool!
Wurlitzer ?
How did they order how many they make, sarcasm
Rock-Ola Manufacturing, but it had little to do with the scope. The company was founded in 1927 as the Rock-Ola Scale Company by David Cullen Rockola. So if you think Rock-Ola jukeboxes were called Rock-Ola because of the rock and roll music they often played, think again. Now that that is settled, Rock-Ola manufactured M1 Carbines only. All M3 Carbines like this one were made by Winchester. The actual night-vision gear components were made by other manufacturers. The scope and its infrared light source were made by the American Optical Company of Buffalo NY. The power back was made by the Oak Manufacturing Company of Chicago; the pack supplied 20,000 volts to the light source for about 20 minutes. The light source could illuminate out to about 70 meters. There was also a large wooden carrying case for the night-vision gear, but I don't know who built it. The M3 Carbine was an astonishingly effective weapon in the Battle of Okinawa. "It is estimated that 30% of Japanese casualties inflicted by rifle and carbine fire during the Okinawan campaign were caused by the M3 carbine." The M3 Carbine is similar to the M2 Carbine in that it is a selective-fire weapon capable of semi and fully-automatic fire. They are different in that the M3 has mounting points for a night-vision scope rather than the aperture sights of the M2. The M3 was used in combat from mid-1945 through the Korean War and into the Vietnam War. Improved and lightened versions of the night-vision gear were developed and issued several times. The M3 was eventually replaced by the M4 Carbine in use today.
Amazing,the USA,s ability to produce everything and anything during ww2 is amazing
Thanks tom, really great to see that,
At the Royal Armouries, Christian Wellard has been researching the British use of those infrared carbines during the Korean war.
There was also a British WW2 project to develop a similar type of scope, for the silenced versions of the STEN gun. But that project never got beyond the trials stage, so no production equipment was ever made.
Their was a infra red monocular made in 1939 and issued to commando's during ww2 if you search for it online theirs even one for sale!😊
@@gorbalsboy I believe the Tank Museum at Bovingdon has a set of the infrared night driving binocular variant of the night sight. Apparently my brother and my late father collected it as a donation from somewhere in Somerset or thereabouts. Christian Wellard also mentioned coming across some of the RG system comments on eBay, but not at prices he fancied paying for his personal collection.
One of the official photos of the STEN plus RG can be seen on the Imperial War Museum website.
Charlton Heston used one attached to a BAR in the Omega Man. The image in the movie was with a red lens, and the illuminating light glowed red, obviously for dramatic effect. Nice Antique!
Need to watch it again , fantastic movie 😊
I always thought that was a Vietnam era scope called Starlight, but it doesn't even resemble it. I've seen the big red lens scope in a Vietnam War setting, however. Regardless, it's pretty cool and that was a great movie!
My father was in ww2. He did two theaters, Normandy and Pacific. He was a prisoner of war. I guess they didn't have a few these lol. He did speak highly of the M1 Carbine, he bought me and my brother one for or 9th birthday .
Would a issued one be worth more?
During the 60’s there was a show called the Man From U.N.C.L.E. , uncle used to go up against “THRUSH” during this series I do remember “THRUSH” used a gadget on some weapons like the one you are describing!
Really love looking at these rare firearms. Thanks for presenting!
The night version of the carbine is called the M3.
It said one of the makers of the scope was FARNSWORTH ? I wonder if that was Philo Farnsworth ? He invented the TV if am not mistaking. Farnsworth’s work revolutionized the television industry, making it possible to transmit moving images electronically.
Philo Farnsworth may have been involved in the design, but the hardware itself was made by the American Optical Company of Buffalo NY. The telescope component of the system is more like a TV than a conventional telescopic sight. Infrared light is invisible. Consequently, the optics must convert infrared to visible light. The M3 used what is known today as "active night vision", which involves using an infrared light source to illuminate a target. Passive night vision sometimes involves the detection of the heat generated by human bodies or engines and converts those infrared emissions into visible light. Another form of passive night vision relies on the amplification of very faint ambient light. This is sometimes called "starlight optics".
Very cool technology for the time period. Thanks for sharing! 🙏🏼
Very interesting episode about a very rare weapon. You can tell it was a US Government project because they took the most compact, handiest US weapon and made it into something heavy and cumbersome.
Excellent point about the limited technology available at the time. As a comparison, look at an early 1950’s television compared to a present day flat screen.
Those soldiers and Marines that depended on these for night time protection, made due with what was available.
Harry Truman was the President at the time of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan. It was his decision to move forward with the deployment of the weapons. However, Truman was completely “out of the loop” of the Manhattan Project when he became President. It wasn’t until a visit from General Leslie Groves, the head of the Manhattan Project, that Truman was informed of the development of the atomic bomb.
Yes, very funny. However, given the state of electronics at the time, it was outstanding. A modified version of the M2 Carbine (i.e. the M3) was chosen as the platform for this night vision system because it was considerably lighter than the M1 Rifle and its range limitations (300 meters) were more than enough for the very short-range capabilities of the system (70 meters). The Germans developed a similar night-vision apparatus called the Vampir. Their platform was a modified StG-44, a considerably heavier weapon than the M3, though the effective range of the Vampir sight was about the same, 70 meters. Another reason the M3 Carbine was chosen over the M1 Rifle was its fully automatic fire capability. The infrared scope did not give the shooter a sharp point-target to aim at. Instead, the soldier saw a somewhat hazy green blob in the reticle. To get a kill, it was better to fire a burst rather than a single shot.
Very rare, very cool.
Infared version of the M1 Carbine is the M3. The select fire version is the M2.
The flash suppressor was important because you didn't want to light up your buddies. Not to mention ruin your night vision. The Japanese type 99 was at a disadvantage in this respect as it had a bright flash. Had someone tell me they thought I'd overloaded my cartridges one the because of this. I didn't bother to correct him :).
Thank you for the fine presentation.
Thanks Tom, this is Great stuff, keep it coming!!!
Very interesting and a historical perspective 🤔
great video . . . . . . seems weird there is not a modern digital dashboard emitter on police cars. . .
Technically the M3 Carbine specifically designed for the infrared scope. There was the M1, M1A1 (paratrooper model), M2 with selector for full auto, and the M3.
Awesome M-1 Carbine.....Thanks tom.........................................Old F-4 II Shoe🇺🇸
Not so Rare, I had one made by Hasbro. It was the Man From Uncle, Thrush weapon. I loved it. Very realistic except I couldn't shoot anyone with it. I bet in EBay it now sells for a lot.😉
Loved the ''Man from uncle ''. When TV was great.
Respect 🫡
I’m curious to how to flash hider works.
it dissipates the light to reduce night blindness, jungle carbine is another surp rifle that has a big flash hider like this
The flash of a gun is from highly compressed partially burned gases are released behind the bullet. The gasses accelerate to supersonic. The unburned particles slam into the oxygen in the air and ignite. If the gasses are progressively release they decompress and cool significantly so they do not ignite or not as much.
" Black Light "
Black light is Ultraviolet. This scope uses Infra-red. That's on the opposite side of the visible light spectrum.
@@Panzermeister36 I was referring to book title by same name that Stephen Hunter wrote .
@@MrPh30 You mean, "The Master Sniper"? That one is about the German equivalent of the M3, the Vampir.
If guns could talk in a hundred years the majority of them would all be able to share the story about a guy with white gloves and a great attitude.
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First and Honored. Really love your content. Keep it coming!!
Truman was actually the sitting president.
He knew what was up
I think Tom was referencing how when Truman was still vice president he had not been briefed on the bomb.
@@JayneCobbsBunk actually, he approved it..FDR died in 44.