My dad carried it because he was too small for a .45 or 30-06.
I remember when you could buy them at Sears.
Whenever I go to the range, my carbine seems to get the most attention. I have a Choate folding stock and a Sig red dot on a picatinny upper forearm. People who have never handled one marvel at how light it is, how little recoil it has and how quick it is on target with the red dot.
It was my weapon in the Korean War, It was very sensitive to dirt in the action, so you had to be careful with that. I have one I bought thru a plan the NRA had about 30 years ago. Funny thing, it was made by IBM.