M1 Garand facts for kids

M1 Garand rifle

An eight-round en-bloc clip.

US Marines with M1 in 1943

The M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle that was mostly used by the US Army during World War II and the Korean War. It has an internal magazine loaded using 8 round en block clips. When the last round is shot, the empty clip is ejected, making a "ping" sound. A common misconception (seen in video games such as Call of Duty) is that the clip can only be removed by shooting all the bullets, but the clip may be removed at any time. General George Patton described it as the greatest battle implement ever designed. It was replaced by the M14 rifle in the late 1950's.

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Images for kids

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  M1 Garand with en bloc clips

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  M1 Garand displayed with en bloc clip at U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii

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  John Garand (left) points out features of the M1 to army generals.

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  George Patton letter to Springfield Armory on the M1 Garand, January 26, 1945

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  U.S. Army infantryman in 1942 with M1, Fort Knox, Kentucky

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  U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Team with M1 rifles

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  Loading the M1

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  Unloading an M1 en bloc clip

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  Two of Garand's patents, showing the original gas trap design and revised gas port system

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  U.S. M5 bayonet with M8 scabbard

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  U.S. Marine preparing to fire M31 HEAT antitank rifle grenade from M1 rifle in the indirect mode with butt on the ground

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  Rifle, Cal. 30, M1D with M84 telescope and T-37 flash suppressor

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  The T20E2 selective-fire prototype was designed to feed from 20-round BAR magazines.

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  Japanese Type 4

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  Beretta BM59

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  M14 rifle

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  Ruger Mini-14GB

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  M1 Garand rifle

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  A civilian shooting target with an M1 Garand

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  A woman target shooting with an M1 Garand

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  Austrian troops training with M1 Garands during the 1950s

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  Evzones of the Presidential Guard in front of the Greek Parliament holding M1 Garands

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  National Defense Academy of Japan Honor Guard Drill Team

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  An ROC honor guard soldier and his M1 Garand

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  A Turkish soldier stands guard with his M1 rifle at the Anıtkabir Mausoleum.

See also

In Spanish: M1 Garand para niños