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The M1 Garand is a .30-06 rifle that was the standard U.S. service rifle from 1936 to 1957. It was designed by John Garand and replaced the bolt-action M1903 Springfield.
The M1905 bayonet is a U.S. military bayonet designed for the M1903 Springfield rifle and later used on the M1 Garand rifle. It has a 16-inch blade and a wooden or plastic handle, and was produced in two versions: the original with a square fuller and the shortened M1 with a round fuller.
The .30 M1 and M1A1 ammo boxes were packed four to a crate that weighed around 90 pounds and had a volume of 1 cubic foot. The M1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or linked rounds packed in 4 M1 ammo boxes and the later M1A1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or 1,100 linked rounds packed in M1A1 ammo boxes.
Harrington & Richardson (H&R) is an American brand of firearms and a subsidiary of JJE Capital Holdings. Learn about its history, products, locations, and military contributions from 1871 to present.
Ordnance crest "WHAT'S IN A NAME" - military education about SNL. This is a historic (index) list of United States Army weapons and materiel, by their Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group and individual designations — an alpha-numeric nomenclature system used in the United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalogues used from about 1930 to about 1958.
The M-1956 LCE was a U.S. Army system of belts, pouches, and suspenders issued in the 1960s. It was designed to carry various ammunition and equipment for different weapons and missions.
An en bloc clip is a device that holds multiple rounds of ammunition together for insertion into a firearm's magazine or cylinder. Learn about the history, types and examples of en bloc clips, such as the M1 Garand and the Steyr M95.
During the 1940s and early 1950s, several experiments were carried out to improve the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle. One of the most common complaints was the limited-capacity, eight-round en-bloc clip, and many experimental designs modified the weapon with a detachable box magazine. Springfield Armory's T20 rifle was a fully automatic version ...