Carbine Williams invented the M-1 Carbine, which was the basic weapon for soldiers during WWII. He created the carbine while serving time in prison in NC on a moonshine charge. The prison warden allowed him to work on this project, and Carbine became famous for his invention. In the picture, he is at work in his gun shop near Fayetteville, NC, before the shop was moved near the Hall of History, in Raleigh. Douglas MacArthur once said, "Without Carbine's carbine, the US might not have won WWII."