M1 Garand

"Garand" redirects here. For other uses, see Garand (disambiguation).

U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1
M1 Garand rifle from the collection of the Swedish Army Museum, Stockholm
TypeSemi-automatic rifle
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service
  • 1936–1957 (as the standard U.S. service rifle)[1]
  • 1940s–present (other countries)
Used bySee Users
Wars
Production history
DesignerJohn C. Garand
Designed1928
Manufacturer
Unit costAbout $85 (during World War II) (equivalent to $1,500 in 2023)
Produced1934–1957
No. built5,468,772[11]
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass9.5 lb (4.31 kg) to 11.6 lb (5.3 kg)
Length43.5 in (1,100 mm)
Barrel length24 in (609.6 mm)
Cartridge
ActionGas-operated, closed rotating bolt
Rate of fire40–50 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)
Effective firing range500 yd (457 m)[12]
Feed system8-round en bloc clip, internal box magazine[13]
Sights
  • Rear: adjustable aperture
  • Front: wing protected post

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. It was the first standard-issue autoloading rifle for the United States.[14] By most accounts, the M1 rifle performed well. General George S. Patton called it "the greatest battle implement ever devised".[15][16] The M1 replaced the bolt-action M1903 Springfield as the U.S. service rifle in 1936,[17] and was itself replaced by the selective-fire M14 rifle on 26 March 1958.[18]

  1. ^ U.S. Department of the Interior. (n.d.). Springfield Armory: The best battle implement ever devised (U.S. National Park Service). National Park Service. Retrieved 18 February 2023, from https://www.nps.gov/articles/springfieldarmoryww2.htm Archived 2022-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Thompson, Leroy (20 February 2013). The M1903 Springfield Rifle. Weapon 23. Osprey Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 9781780960111.
  3. ^ "L'armement français en A.F.N." Gazette des Armes (in French). No. 220. March 1992. pp. 12–16.
  4. ^ McNab, Chris (2002). 20th Century Military Uniforms (2nd ed.). Kent: Grange Books. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-84013-476-6.
  5. ^ de Quesada, Alejandro (10 January 2009). The Bay of Pigs: Cuba 1961. Elite 166. Osprey Publishing. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-1-84603-323-0.
  6. ^ Yates, Lawrence A. (July 1988). Power Pack: U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Republic, 1965-1966 (PDF). Leavenworth Papers, Number 15. United States Army Command and General Staff College. p. 123.
  7. ^ Laffin, John (15 June 1982). Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars 1948–73. Men-at-Arms 128. Osprey Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-85045-451-2.
  8. ^ Katz, Sam (24 March 1988). Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars (2). Men-at-Arms 128. Osprey Publishing. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0-85045-800-8.
  9. ^ Taylor, Peter (1997). Provos The IRA & Sinn Féin. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-84908-621-9.
  10. ^ Ball, Bill (June 2004). "The Beretta "Type E" Garand, Variations on John Garand's Combat Proven M1" (PDF). The Small Arms Review. Vol. 7, no. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2011.
  11. ^ Thompson, Leroy (2012). The M1 Garand. Oxford: Osprey. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-84908-621-9.
  12. ^ "U.S. Department of the Army Technical Manual No. 9-1005-222-12" (PDF). 17 March 1969. p. 13. Retrieved 18 May 2007 – via Biggerhammer.net.
  13. ^ Fortier, D. M. (Ed.). (2021, 15 April). The M1 Garand rifle, what made it great?. Firearms News. https://www.firearmsnews.com/editorial/m1-garand-rifle-what-made-it-great/391738
  14. ^ Hogg, Ian V.; Weeks, John (1977). "US Rifle, Caliber .30in ('Garand'), M1-M1E9, MiC, M1D, T26". Military Small-Arms of the 20th Century (2nd ed.). London: Arms & Armour Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-88254-436-6.
  15. ^ "The Best Battle Implement Ever Devised". Springfield Armory. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  16. ^ Pendergast, Sara; Pendergast, Tom (2000). "Firearms". St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. St. James Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-55862-405-4.
  17. ^ Seijas, Bob. "History of the M1 Garand Rifle". Garand Collectors Association. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  18. ^ Canfield, Bruce (28 April 2016). "The M14 Rifle: John Garand's Final Legacy". American Rifleman. Retrieved 3 December 2019.


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