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Overview[]

The M1 Rifle, also known as the M1 Garand, is an American self-loading rifle developed in the 1920s and produced through till the late 1950s. The M1 served as the standard service rifle for the United States Army during the second world war.

Variants[]

Rifle, Caliber .30, T1
Original prototype.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T1E1
A single trial rifle that broke its bolt in the 1931 trial.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T1E2
Trial designation for gas-trap Garand, basically a T1E1 with a new bolt.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1
Identical to T1E2. Later, the gas port was changed, but the designation did not.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E1
Modified cam angle in op-rod.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E2
Prismatic scope and mount.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E3
Roller added to bolt's cam lug.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E4
Gas cut-off and expansion system with piston integral to op.rod.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E5
18 inch barrel and folding stock, for Airborne and Tank crewman use.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E6
Sniper variant.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E7 / M1C
M1E6 with a 2.2 x magnification M73 scope (later modified as the M81). M82 and M84 scopes could be used instead. Scope mounted in a Griffin & Howe mount affixed to the left side of the receiver requiring a leather cheek pad to properly position the shooter's face behind the offset scope.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E8 / M1D
M1E7 with an M82 or M84 scope. Scope mount was a Springfield Armory mount attached to the rear of the barrel allowing quick removal of the scope. This model required the leather cheek pad also.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E9
M1 similar to the M1E4, with piston separate from op-rod.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E10
With the Ljungman direct gas system.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E11
Short-stroke tappet gas system.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E12
Gas impingement system.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E13
"White" gas cut-off and expansion system.
Rifle, Caliber .30, M1E14 / MK 2 MOD 0
M1 rechambered in .30 T65 / 7.62x51mm NATO with press-in chamber insert, enlarged gas port, and 7.62mm barrel blushing.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T20
Select-fire conversion, capable of using M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle magazines.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T20E1
T20 variant using its own type of magazines.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T20E2
T20 variant, E2 magazines fit in the T20E2 and BAR, but the the T20E2 can not fit the BAR magazines. Planned to be produced as the M2 Rifle.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T20E2, HB
T20E2 heavy barrel variant.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T22
Fully automatic select-fire conversion by Remington. This model was magazine fed.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T22E1
T22 variant, unknown differences.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T22E2
T22 variant, unknown differences.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T22E3, HB
T22 variant, stock angled upwards to reduce muzzle climb, and a heavy barrel. This model uses the T27 fire control system.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T23
T22E3HB but standard clip fed.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T26
18 inch barrel and standard stock, for airborne and tank crewman use.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T27
Remington select-fire field conversion. Ability to convert issued M1 Garands to select-fire rifles.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T31
Experimental bullpup variant.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T35 / MK 2 MOD 2
M1 Garand rechambered for .30 T65 / 7.62x51mm NATO, used a variant 10-round Sanford internal magazine loaded by 5-round stripper clips.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T36
Lightened T20E2 variant rechambered in .30 T65 / 7.62x51mm NATO, using T35 barrel and T25 magazine.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T37A
T36 variant, used gas-impingement system and straight stock design.
Rifle, Caliber .30, T37B
T36 variant, used gas-cutoff system.
Rifle, Lightweight, Caliber .30, T44
Based on the M1, direct successor to the previously tested T37B Rifle.
Rifle, Lightweight, Caliber .30, T44E2
T44 with gas-impingement system.
Rifle, Lightweight, Caliber .30, T44E4
Final variant of the T44, entered production as the M14.
Rifle, 7.62mm, M14
Succeeded the M1 Rifle in design and service.
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Shotgun Auto-5M31M37M520M620M1897M1912
Rifles Bolt-Action Rifle M1903 (A1A2A3A4)M1917
Battle Rifle M1 (E1E2E3E4E5E6E8E9E10E11E12E13E14)M1941T1 (E1E2)T20 (E1E2E2, HB)T22 (E1E2E2, HB)T23T26T27T31T35T36T37
Assault Rifle M1 (A1A2A3)M2M3
Machine Guns Light Machine Gun Browning M1918A2M1941
Medium Machine Gun M1917M1919 (A1A2A3A4A6)
Heavy Machine Gun M2
Anti-Materiel Anti-Tank Rifle [[]]
Recoilless Rifles M18M20
Rocket Launchers M1 (A1)M9 (A1)M18M20
Flamethrowers E1E1R1M1 (A1)M2 (A1)
Grenades Grenade Launchers [[]]
Rifle Grenade Launchers M1M7M17
Anti-Personnel Grenades Mk 2MK3MK3A1MK3A2M1 Frangible GrenadeT13
Anti-Tank Grenades [[]]
Smoke Grenades [[]]
Mines Anti-Personnel Mines M3M16
Anti-Tank Mines M1M1A1M4M7M7A1M7A2
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Other Man-Portable Explosives M1A1 Bangalore Torpedo
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Vehicle Headwear [[]]
Optics, Detection and Surveillance Man-Portable Radar [[]]
Mine Detectors [[]]
Night Vision Goggles [[]]
Periscopes [[]]
Rangefinders [[]]
Surveillance [[]]
Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Guns M45 Quadmount37mm M137mm M1A137mm M1A240mm M13-Inch M19173-Inch M19183-Inch M13-Inch M23-Inch M33-Inch M490mm M190mm M1A190mm M2120mm M1
Anti-Tank Guns 37mm M3 (A157mm M175mm M18973-Inch M590mm M2
37mm T337mm T737mm T890mm T8105mm T8
Coastal Artillery 3-Inch M19023-Inch M190390mm M16-Inch M18976-Inch M19006-Inch M19036-Inch M19056-Inch M19086-Inch M16-Inch T212-Inch M189012-Inch M189512-Inch M188812-Inch M190014-Inch M190714-Inch M190914-Inch M191016-Inch M189516-Inch M191916-Inch M192016-Inch Mark 216-Inch Mark 3
Field Guns 75mm M18974.5-Inch M14.5-Inch T36-Inch M18976-Inch M19006-Inch M19036-Inch M19056-Inch M19086-Inch M16-Inch T2155mm M1155mm M1A1155mm M1A1E1155mm M1A1E3155mm M2155mm T48-Inch M1
Howitzers 105mm M1105mm M2105mm T2105mm M2A1105mm M3155mm M1918155mm M18-Inch M18-Inch M2240mm M1
Infantry & Mountain Guns 75mm M175mm M1A1
Mortars 60mm M281mm M14.2-Inch M212-Inch M189036-Inch Project 4712
Railroad Artillery 8-Inch VI8-Inch M188810-Inch M189510-Inch M188810-Inch M190014-Inch M1920
Recoilless Guns [[]]
Rocket Artillery [[]]
Siege Artillery [[]]
Land Vehicle Weapons
Vehicle Machine Guns M1919 (A4A4E1A5)M2 (FixedFlexibleTT)
Standard Tank Guns 37mm M5 (E1)37mm M637mm M1924 (A1)75mm M275mm M375mm M63-inch M53-inch M63-inch M776mm M1 (A1A1CA2)76mm T190mm M3 (A1)
37mm T21
Other Cannons Mounted on Tanks 75mm Howitzer M1 (A1)75mm AT Gun M1897105mm Howitzer M2105mm Howitzer M4105mm T8155mm Howitzer M1918155mm Howitzer M2
Rocket Artillery M17T34 (E1E2)T40
Vehicle Flamethrowers E7-7E9E14-7R2Navy Mk.IRonson
Spotlights Canal Defence Light
Aircraft Weapons & Munitions
Aircraft Machine Guns AN/M2M3
Aircraft Cannons below & including 30mm [[]]
Aircraft Cannons above 30mm 37mm M437mm T937mm M1075mm M575mm T13E1
Aircraft Rockets & Missiles T64 H.V.A.R.
Aircraft Bombs, High Explosive [[]]
Aircraft Bombs, Anti-Personnel [[]]
Naval Weapons & Munitions
Naval Machine Guns M2
Naval Cannons below & including 30mm [[]]
Naval Cannons above 30mm 37mm M9
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