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 | | The carbine was originally a lighter, shorter rifled weapon developed for the cavalry, for whom a full-length musket or rifle was too heavy and awkward to fire from horseback. |
 | | Shorter rifles, shorter carbines: World War I and World War II In the decades preceding World War I, the standard battle rifle used by armies around the world had been growing shorter, either by redesign or by the general issue of carbine versions instead of full-length rifles. |
 | | The primary advantages of a pistol caliber carbine are increased accuracy due to the buttstock or shoulder rest, higher muzzle velocity and energy of a longer barrel for increased wounding potential and penetration, and the ability to add accessories such as night scopes, tactical lights, and/or laser sights. |
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