Government rifle that has been inspected, headspaced, repaired if necessary and test fired for function The garand was the first semiautomatic military rifle used as a standard combat shoulder weapon It was the basic u.s Infantry weapon in both world war ii and the korean war. With nearly 20 years of active infantry service and accredited by general george s Patton as “the greatest battle implement ever devised,” the m1 garand is one of the most notable service rifles in history
It’s a rifle that was revolutionary, effective, and for many decades, common. Officially called the m1 rifle, this weapon that helped win the second world war was often simply referred to as “the garand.” born january 1, 1888, just outside montreal in st Remi, quebec, canada, john cantius garand first moved to the united states at age 11. John garand was a civil service employee Although the m1 garand was officially obsolete from that time forward, it remained in service around the world through the viet nam era It was and is truly an amazing rifle, and its inventor john c
Explore the full history of the m1 garand rifle—design, wwii use, surplus imports, and why it remains iconic among collectors today. Garand's fondness for machinery and target shooting blended naturally into a hobby of designing guns, which took a more vocational turn in 1917 That year the united states army took bids on designs for a light machine gun, and garand's design was eventually selected by the war department.
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