Garand's original design for the M1 used a complicated gas system involving a special muzzle extension gas trap, later dropped in mid-1940 in favor of a simpler drilled gas port.

Each M1 Garand rifle sold by CMP is an authentic U.S. Government rifle that has been inspected, headspaced, repaired if necessary and test fired for function. Each rifle is shipped with safety …

May 29, 2025 · CMP has been reviving old government M1 rifles for decades, but it crossed the river into new-production Garands this month, with a promise for more variants down the road. …

Nov 21, 2025 · The Garand was the first semiautomatic military rifle used as a standard combat shoulder weapon. It was the basic U.S. infantry weapon in both World War II and the Korean …

4 days ago · The T31 was John Garand’s last project during his employment at Springfield Armory. It was proposed in 1948 as a bullpup configuration rifle to minimize muzzle blast and …

Oct 10, 2023 · John Garand was part of the M14’s design team, bringing a whole host of improvements, making the M14 a legitimate competitor on the battlefield.

One of the more promising designs was submitted by a young, Canadian-born inventor named John Cantius Garand. He was quickly employed by the main U.S. arms factory, Springfield …