However, Kennedy’s M1 Garand rifle is ... to phase out the WWII-era M1 Garand. Surplus M1s were turned over to the Office of the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, the forerunner of the modern ...

The Civilian Marksmanship Program has been in existence since 1903 ... to purchase government-surplus rifles such as the M1 Garand at CMP stores, one of which is in Port Clinton, Ohio.

22) by Bob Seijas about M1 Garand rifles produced by Springfield ... of surplus M1 rifles were subsequently reworked by some civilian organizations for such use. —Bruce N. Canfield, Contributing ...