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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 .
H&R was the exclusive manufacturer of the US test version of the FN FAL, designated the T48 rifle, in the trials to select a replacement service rifle for the M1 Garand, but the US Army Ordnance Department instead adopted the M1-derived T44 as "US Rifle M-14", awarding H&R one of three contracts to produce the M14 rifle during that rifle's ...
M1 Garand: Springfield Armory Winchester Repeating Arms Company H&R Firearms International Harvester Springfield Armory, Inc..30-06 Springfield 7.62×51mm NATO.308 Winchester United States: 1928 M1819 Hall rifle: John Hancock Hall .525 in lead ball (original) Paper w/.69 Ball (conversion) United States: 1811 M1841 Mississippi rifle: Harpers ...
The T48 (marked as "Rifle, Caliber .30, T48") was a battle rifle tested by the U.S. military in the mid 1950s during trials to find a replacement for the M1 Garand. It was a license-produced copy of the Belgian FN FAL rifle. The rifle did not enter service, as the U.S. military decided to adopt the M14 rifle instead.
Royal Small Arms Factory: 7.62×51mm NATO: Select fire: United Kingdom 1952 Lmg 25: W+F Bern: 7.5×55mm Swiss: Select fire: Switzerland 1925 M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle: Colt's Manufacturing Company.30-06 Springfield.303 British 7.92×57mm Mauser. Select fire: United States 1917 M1 Garand: Springfield Armory.30-06 Springfield: Semi-automatic ...
The M14 rifle, officially the United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14, is an American battle rifle chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.It became the standard-issue rifle for the U.S. military in 1957, replacing the M1 Garand rifle in service with the U.S. Army by 1958 and the U.S. Marine Corps by 1965; deliveries of service rifles to the U.S. Army began in 1959.
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M1905 bayonet – used on the M1 Garand. [21] M1917 bayonet – used on various shotguns. [20] M1 Bayonet – used on the M1 Garand. [21] M3 fighting knife [22] M4 bayonet – used on the M1 and M2 Carbine. [20] M5 bayonet – used on the M1 Garand. [20] M6 bayonet – used on the M14. [20] M7 Bayonet – used on the M16. [20]