Garand Mk 1 .30 inch self-loading rifle, 1939-1945
rifle, self-loading, Garand, .30 in Mk I, rifle, self-loading
Accession Number
NAM.1983-01-82-1
Description
Garand Mk I .30 in self-loading rifle, 1939-1945. With khaki canvas sling. This was the standard rifle for US infantrymen, and the first self-loading rifle to be adopted by any army as its standard weapon. It was loaded using an eight round clip, single rounds could not be loaded. Over five million of these rifles were produced during and immediately after World War Two (1939-1945).
Campaigns
World War Two (1939-1945)
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