At first glance, the M1 Carbine and M1 Garand seem like they could be brothers. Both rifles were iconic during World War II, used by American soldiers, and share the “M1” designation. For a new ...

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During World War I, the United States Army experimented with a number of different machine gun designs, and the news reports of the tests got a young inventor thinking about, and eventually designing, ...

With nearly 20 years of active infantry service and accredited by General George S. Patton as “the greatest battle implement ever devised,” the M1 Garand is one of the most notable service rifles in ...

United States Gen. George Patton famously said, “In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised.” Few weapons share quite the same notoriety as the M1 Garand—used by the U.S ...

In January 1945, just months before Germany's unconditional surrender in World War Two, George S. Patton famously declared the M1 Garand as "the greatest battle implement ever devised." The accolade ...