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While the M1 Carbine is light weight and small "rifle", its no doubt left one of the heaviest imprints on small arms development.

Many still debate on whether one could call the M1 Carbine a PDW, but in reality it did more than just explore a new class of small arms. The M1 Carbine and M1 Garand broke the mold of warfare with bolt action rifles and SMGs. The two firearms directly inspired a new classification of firearms that went to underscore warfare in the 20th and then 21st century... with the Kalashnikov rifles in Soviet Russia.