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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 .
The adoption of the M1 Garand rifle by the United States Army initiated a series of developments which brought the demise of the manually-operated, bolt-action rifle as a U.S. military arm. Its...
The U.S. Marine Corps adopted M1 Garands in 1941 but when the 1st Marine Division landed on the island of Guadalcanal in August 1942, their riflemen still carried Model 1903 Springfields. After hard fighting, the Marines were reinforced in late October by U.S. Army troops of the 164th Infantry Regiment.
The Fulton Armory M1 Garand. The US Rifle M1 was the first semiautomatic rifle to be the standard small arm of the US Military, and the first semiautomatic rifle to be adopted by a major military power. It was the product of a genuine genius, John Cantius Garand.
The M1 Garand is perhaps the most storied battle rifle in U.S. history, having stormed the beaches of Normandy and Iwo Jima. It was a cornerstone to America's victory in Europe and the Pacific and hold a revered place in soldiers' and shooters' hearts.
The M1 Garand is the first model of its type (semi-auto rifle), and thus the “M1 rifle” designation. The M1 Carbine is also the first model of its type (semi-auto carbine), and so it also gets an “M1” designation, in this case followed by “carbine”.