American M1 Garand Rifle
America’s World War II Standard-Issue Rifle Full-length right-side profile of a U.S. M1 Garand rifle. Photo property of Eisel Armory. Adopted by the U.S. Army in 1936, the M1 Garand became the first semi-automatic rifle issued as standard equipment to an entire army, and it remained America’s primary infantry rifle through World War II and […]