Early designs for the M1 Garand used 10-round clips and were chambered in .276 Pedersen. .276 Pedersen patent drawings. The M1 Garand went on to serve through World War II, Korea, and the phase-out ...

One of the most famous and respected U.S. military service rifles of all time is the “U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1,” popularly known as the M1 Garand in recognition of its inventor, John C. Garand.

Few weapons share quite the same notoriety as the M1 Garand—used by the U.S. Military from 1936-1957, ... Here is how the M1 rifle evolved from the drawing board to the battlefield.

Finally, Garand was able to successfully go back to the drawing board and redesign his rifle to accept .30 caliber ammunition, which had already been proven in the World War I-era rifle, the M1903 ...

The M1 Garand was named for her inventor, John Cantius Garand, who was born in Quebec, Canada, but moved to the United States along with his father and eleven siblings after their mother passed ...