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The M1 Garand or M1 rifle [nb 1] is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. The rifle is chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge and is named after its Canadian-American designer, John Garand .
At the beginning of World War II, the average production cost for an M1 carbine was approximately $45, about half the cost of an M1 rifle at approximately $85 and about a fifth of the cost of a Thompson submachine gun at approximately $225. The .30 caliber Carbine ammunition was also far cheaper to produce than the standard .30-06 ammunition ...
All metal-linked ammunition was reserved for the Army Air Force and Naval Aviation. When the US Army Air Force .30-caliber machine gun was superseded by the .50-caliber machine gun mid-war, all .30-caliber ammunition began to be belted in M1 250-round belts for infantry use or M3 100-round woven belts for use in vehicles and tanks.
A5 Cal. .30 machine gun M1917A- (M1917 Browning machine gun) A6 Cal. .30 machine gun M1919A- (M1919 Browning machine gun) A7 37 mm gun carriage M1916A1, A2; A8 ammunition cart machine gun M1917; A9 37 mm ammunition cart M1917; A10 Items not authorized for general use; A11 Lewis aircraft machine gun, cal. .30 M1918, parts and equipment. A12 Cal ...
Developed for the U.S. Army's M1903 Springfield rifles prior to WWI. Continued use in the M1 Garand rifle throughout WWII. .30-30 Winchester: 1895 US 6 [4] [6] [7] [12] [13] [26] R [5] 7.8×51.8mmR 2500 [4] 2046 [4] 1.637 39 [10] 0.308 [10] 0.330 [5] 51.8mm a.k.a. .30 Winchester Centerfire and .30 WCF. First smokeless cartridge designed for big ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... designed to be a light rifle for the US Armed Forces. ... Caliber .30, Carbine, Ball, M1; Cartridge, Grenade, Caliber .30, M6 ...
75 mm gun M1917 – copy of British gun re-chambered for French cartridge, produced for export; QF 2.95-inch mountain gun – imported from Britain, used in Philippines; 75 mm gun M2/M3/M6; M116 howitzer (75 mm) – also known as "75mm Pack Howitzer M1" 76 mm gun M1; M101 howitzer (105mm) – still used in US and worldwide as late as in 2014 ...
Shortly before World War II, the U.S. Army started a "light rifle" project to provide support personnel and rear area units a weapon with more firepower and accuracy than the standard issue M1911A1.45 ACP handgun and half the weight of the standard issue M1 Garand.30-06 rifle or the .45 ACP Thompson submachine gun. The .30 carbine cartridge was ...