M1 Garand or M1 rifle is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the USArmy during World War II and the Korean War.
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11 Facts About M1 Garand
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Meanwhile, M1 Garand redesigned his bolt and his improved T1E2 rifle was retested.
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Production of the M1 Garand increased in 1940 despite these difficulties, reaching 600 a day by January 10,1941, and the Army was fully equipped by the end of 1941.
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M1 Garand was made in large numbers during World War II; approximately 5.
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Some Garands were still being used by the United States into the Vietnam War in 1963; despite the M14's official adoption in 1958, it was not until 1965 that the changeover from the M1 Garand was fully completed in the active-duty component of the Army.
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The M1 Garand remained in service with the Army Reserve, Army National Guard, and the Navy into the early 1970s.
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M1 Garand was designed for simple assembly and disassembly to facilitate field maintenance.
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M1 Garand was one of the first self-loading rifles to use stainless steel for its gas tube, in an effort to prevent corrosion.
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M1E5 "M1 Garand carbine" was tested at Aberdeen Proving Ground in May 1944.
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Where the M1 Garand used an en bloc clip, the Type 4's integral magazine was charged with two 5-round stripper clips and the rifle used Japanese style tangent sights.
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In 2015, John F Kennedy's personal M1 Garand was auctioned by Rock Island Auction Company and sold for $149,500.
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