Garand

Characteristics

This rifle is created in 1936 by an employee of the Springfield factory named John Garand. It weighs approximately 4,9 kilograms and reloads by a clip of 8 cartridges of gauge .30-06 (7,62x63mm then available in 7,62 mm). This robust weapon receives a particularly favorable reception by the American troops. It offers a good precision and a sizeable rate of shooting, compared to German model then widespread (Mauser Karabiner 98k with manual repetition). It is easy to dismount and clean. Only negative points: its capacity in ammunition is limited to 8 cartridges, the fact that the weapon could not be reloaded as long as there were ammunition in the fixed charger and his weight. It is possible to fix grenade S at rifles at the end of the gun.

It was produced by it nearly 5,5 million specimens in the United States and in Italy (by Breda and Beretta under license within the framework of NATO), including 4 million 1936 with 1945. Its production ceases in 1957, replaced by the M14.

Rifle Garand M1 was also confined gauges .308 of them Winchester (7,62 X 51 NATO) without another modification that recessing itself, the length of the decreased gun and the overall length both of approximately 1,5 centimetres. It was adopted in this configutation by Denmark at the end of the years 1950 (last manufacture of this weapon to fine soldiers, carried out in Italy by Beretta).

The production of this legendary rifle still persists in 2007, in a strictly civil vocation from now on, and for very small series with sporting vocation.

It should not be confused with the rifle M1.

The inventor: Jean C Garand

The inventor of M1 rifle is a Canadian naturalized French-speaking person American. It is this naturalization which makes that John Cantius Garand (1888-1974) is known universally like John Garand American. Canada can thus regard it as its Mikhaïl Kalachnikov (the originator of AK-47).

American lawful alternatives

Garand is declined in 3 versions to arm the GI: its initial version the M1 (described above) and two models for Marksman, M1C (M1E7) and M1D (M1E8).

The majority of the other alternatives (excluded those for marksman) were never used in the service. Version M1C and M1D were not produced in great quantities. Versions M1C and M1D differ from M1 of the infantryman by the presence of support-plays and a sight tube (M84 model). A flash-concealer (T-37 model) there is adaptable. The M1C was adopted in June 1944 to replace M1903A4.

Country users

Within the framework of military alliances créees by the Cold war Garand M1/M1C/M1D was provided to many African, Asian and Western-European countries.

; Members of OAS: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba (before her exclusion in 1962 replaced after 1959 by SKS and AK-47), Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, El Salvador, Uruguay

; Members of NATO: West Germany (FRG), Denmark, France (used in Indo-China and Algeria), Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey (1952).

; Member of OTASE: --

See too

External bonds

Site " garandflash"
Garand M1 by C.Ancel

Simple: M1 Garand

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