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M1 Carbine, Irwin-Pedersen

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 18 ↗

U.S. Carbine, cal. .30, M1, manufactured by Irwin Pedersen.

ATF lists cal. .30; this is the .30 Carbine cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “manufactured by Irwin Pedersen”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1942–1943.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Irwin-Pedersen Arms Co., Grand Rapids, MI¹
Type
Rifle
Action
Semi-auto²
Caliber
.30 Carbine
Made
1942–1943production; ATF states no date³
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 18 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “John Pedersen (arms designer)” ↗, maker: the Irwin-Pedersen Arms Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, received an M1 carbine contract and produced slightly over 3,500 carbines
  2. Wikipedia, “M1 carbine” ↗, action: article lists Irwin-Pedersen among M1 carbine makers; infobox action gas-operated short-stroke piston, rotating bolt (semi-automatic)
  3. Wikipedia, “John Pedersen (arms designer)” ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): Ordnance cancelled the Irwin-Pedersen contract in March 1943 and Saginaw took over the plant on April 1, 1943; start 1942 is our estimate
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
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Correction history

  1. Evidence passEditorial confidence: High → Medium. Re-rated after its references were re-checked and some details couldn't be confirmed.

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Historical context

M1 carbine (base model shown for M1 Carbine, Irwin-Pedersen)
Shown: a U.S. M1 carbine, not specifically one made by Irwin-Pedersen.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “M1 Carbine Mk I USA Armémuseum noBG new.png” by Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rama, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “M1 carbine”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The M1 Carbine is a lightweight semi-automatic rifle chambered in the .30 carbine (7.62×33mm) cartridge that was issued to the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The M1 Carbine was produced in several variants and was widely used by military, paramilitary, and police forces around the world after World War II, most notably by the armed forces of South Korea and South Vietnam.