M1 Garand
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The M1 Garand or M1 rifle is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army and United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War.
M1 Garand displayed with en bloc clip at U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii
John Garand (left) points out features of the M1 to army generals
George Patton letter to Springfield Armory on the M1 Garand, 26 January 1945
U.S. Army infantryman in 1942 with M1 in front of an M3 half-track at Fort Knox, Kentucky
M14 rifle
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The M14 rifle is an American battle rifle chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. It was accepted as the service rifle of the United States Armed Forces in 1957, with production starting in 1959.
M1 Garand
…ever devised". The M1 replaced the (bolt-action) M1903 Springfield as the U.S. service rifle in 1936, and was itself replaced by the (selective-fire) M14 rifle on 26 March 1958. Sources differ on the pronunciation of the M1 Garand. Some, such as General Julian Hatcher's The Book of the Garand (1948), give…
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Two soldiers with M14s at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in 1962
A rare M14 presentation model, serial number 0010