(1967–1975) Korean War through the 1950s Used by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement during the Cuban Revolution (1953 - 1959) (1950–1990) WWII lend-lease, First Indochina War and (1954–1962, Algerian War). Manufactured as the Modèle 50 pour Carabine cartridge. (German border guard, some police forces and German Army paratroopers (1950s-1960s)) (Hellenic (Greek) Air Force until mid-1980s) : Used by Indonesian Armed Forces in 1950s-1960s (1945–1957, Israeli Defence Forces; 1970s–present, Israeli Police; 1974–present, civil guard) (Carabinieri, as of 1992) (National police reserve) (1950–1989) (Police departments and security forces) (1940s–1970s, army and police) (1960s-present, police and border guard) (Norwegian Army 1951–1970, with some Norwegian police units until the 1990s) (Post-WWII) (1950s–present, reserve force) (?–present, army) (1950s–1970s) (Republic of China) (1950s–present) Locally known as the ปสบ.87 WWII Lend-Lease (1940s–1970s, armed forces) and some law enforcement agencies (1940s–present) (Captured batches) Cartridge types Common types used by the military with the carbine include: Cartridge, caliber .30, carbine, ball, M1 - It came in cartons of 50 cartridges. Cartridge, caliber .30, carbine, grenade, M6 - The grenade blank was used with the M8 rifle grenade launcher. It came in cartons of six cartridges. Cartons issued in metal ammo cans were made of plain pasteboard, while individual cartons were sealed and waterproofed with a wax coating. Cartridge, dummy, caliber .30, carbine, M13 - This cartridge was used to safely teach loading and unloading the M1 carbine to recruits. Cartridge, caliber .30, carbine, ball, high pressure test, M18 - This cartridge was used to proof the carbine and its components at the factory or an army arsenal. Cartridge, caliber .30, carbine, tracer, M27 - It came in cartons of 50 cartridges. 7,62mm Kurz - The NATO designation for .30 Carbine ball M1 ammunition. It was first issued to the West German police forces and the auxiliaries in the Western Occupied Zones of Berlin, explaining its German-language designation. France used ammunition with this designation in Algeria. Synonyms .30 M1 Carbine 7.62×33mm .30 SL As a parent case The .30 Carbine was the basis for Melvin M. Johnson's .22 Spitfire (5.7x33mm), necking the .30 Carbine's case down to a .22 caliber bullet. It was designed to improve the range and stopping power of the M1 carbine. The Plainfield Machine Company (later taken over by Iver Johnson's Arms) sold a sporting rifle copy of the M1 carbine chambered for this cartridge but only about 500 were made. See also 7 mm