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The M1 Garand with important parts labeled. The M1 rifle is a .30 caliber, gas-operated, eight-shot clip-fed, semi-automatic rifle. [38] It is 43.6 inches (1,107 mm) long and it weighs about 9.5 pounds (4.31 kg). [39] The M1's safety catch is located at the front of the trigger guard, easily operated by the trigger finger. It is engaged when it ...
Jean Cantius Garand (/ ˈ ɡ ær ən d / GARR-ənd, French: [ʒɑ̃ ɡaʁɑ̃]; January 1, 1888 – February 16, 1974), also known as John C. Garand, was a Canadian-American designer of firearms who created the M1 Garand, a semi-automatic rifle that was widely used by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps during both World War II and the Korean War.
The patents for the rifle, “Firearm” U.S. patent 2,353,679 published July 18, 1944, and “Firearm” U.S. patent 2,356,491 published August 22, 1944, credited the earlier Williams patent (U.S. patent 2,090,656) of the Williams floating chamber for use with a .22 long rifle caliber rimfire rifle. This rifle was the first semi-automatic ...
The M7 grenade launcher, formally rifle grenade launcher, M7, was a 22 mm rifle grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand rifle that saw widespread use throughout World War II and the Korean War. The M7 was a tube-shaped device, with one end slotting over the muzzle of the rifle and attaching to the bayonet mount, and the other end holding ...
When first recommended for adoption, M1 Garand rifles were chambered for the .276 Pedersen, which held ten rounds in its unique en-bloc clips. [1] The .276 Pedersen was a shorter, lighter and lower pressure round than the .30-06, which made the design of an autoloading rifle easier than the long, powerful .30-06.
General George S. Patton described the M1 Garand as "the greatest battle implement ever devised." [31] It replaced the bolt action M1903 Springfield and was the first gas-operated semi-automatic rifle adopted as national standard-issue service rifle, and was often referred to as the "Garand Rifle". [32]
The M1 Garand rifle used the M7 rifle grenade launcher series and the M1 Carbine used the M8 rifle grenade launcher series. They were designed to be used with gas-operated semi-automatic rifles . All four launchers had a series of six rings scored along the length of the launcher.
By the late 1920s, the Army was experimenting with several new semi-automatic rifle designs, including the Pedersen rifle firing a new .276 (7 mm) rifle cartridge. However, the Pedersen rifle lost to a new semi-automatic rifle designed by John C. Garand. The Garand was originally developed for .30-06 cartridge and converted to the new .276 ...