The Springfield M1 Garand
This is the rifle that won WW II. Our boys carried this throughout the war, in both the Pacific Theater, and the European Theater. Although it was not the only rifle used, it was the most widely used, and perhaps the most reliable. A few fun facts:
- It is a gas operated, semi-automatic rifle (meaning one trigger pull=One bullet fired)
- The M1 weighs in at about 9.5 pounds, plus ammo!
- It shoots the ever so manly 30.06 round
- It uses a special 8 round enbloc clip to hold ammo, to facilitate ease of loading
- The stock is American Walnut
- New production from Springfield will run about $1350
- A CMP rifle will still run about $600-$1300 for a 50 year old original
*sigh* I am in love. I have this love affair with history, especially historic firearms. Excuse me while I go smoke a cigarette....
1 comment:
My gosh, she's beautiful. Darling Hubby has one, himself. And you know, when you hold that girl, you can FEEL the history.
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