The .30 Carbine cartridge was developed by Winchester and is basically a rimless .30 caliber (7.62 mm) version of the much older .32 Winchester Self-Loading cartridge of 1906 introduced for the Winchester Model 1905 rifle.
La cartuccia .30 carbine (7,62 × 33 mm) è stata sviluppata dalla Winchester, che la realizzò modificando la cartuccia .32WSL del 1906.