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The M1905 bayonet has a 16 in (41 cm) steel blade and a 4 in (10 cm) handle with wooden or plastic grips. The bayonet also fits the U.S. M1 Garand rifle. From 1943 to 1945, a shorter, 10 in (25 cm), bladed version was produced with either black or dark red molded plastic grips, and designated the M1 bayonet.
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 M1941 Johnson Rifleis an American short-recoiloperated semi-automatic rifledesigned by Melvin Johnsonprior to World War II. The M1941 unsuccessfully competed with the contemporary M1 Garandrifle but was used in limited numbers by the US Marines[2]during the Second World War. Design. [edit] Senator Sheppard, left, Chairman of the Senate ...
6.75 in (17.1 cm) Blade type. Spear point. Scabbard / sheath. M6, M8, & M8A1. The M3 trench knife or M3 fighting knife was an American military combat knife first issued in March 1943. The M3 was originally designated for issue to soldiers, not otherwise equipped with a bayonet. [1][2][3] However, it was particularly designed for use by forces ...
M1847 Musketoon Bayonet; M1849 Rifleman's Knife; M1855 Socket Bayonet; M1861 Navy Rifle Bayonet; M1868 Trowel Bayonet; M1873 Trowel Bayonet; M1880 Hunting Knife (a.k.a. Entrenching knife) M1887 Hospital Corps Knife [5] M1898 Bolo Bayonet; M1898 Bowie Bayonet; M1892 Bayonet (Krag) M1895 Lee Rifle Bayonet; M1904 Hospital Corps Knife [6] M1905 ...
Various firearms used by the United States military during World War II, displayed at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax County, Virginia. The following is a list of World War II weapons of the United States, which includes firearm, artillery, vehicles, vessels, and other support equipment known to have been used by the United States Armed Forces—namely the United States Army, United ...
The M1941 Johnson light machine gun was designed by a Bostonlawyerand captain in the Marine Corps Reservenamed Melvin Johnson Jr. His goal was to build a semi-automatic riflethat would outperform the M1 Garandthe US Armyhad adopted. By late 1937, he had designed, built, and successfully tested both a semi-automatic rifle and a prototype light ...
M1 carbine (Received 230 carbines from Lend-Lease. Limited use) [47] M1 Garand (Garands were issued to certain Canadian Army units near the end of World War II) Ross rifle (Used for training up to 1943) [45] Enfield M1917 (Used for training) [45]