I believe from the accounts i have read, they respected the rifle greatly, while the average landser (German foot soldier) was armed with a 5 rd, bolt action rifle, dating back to the trenches of ww1, the American soldier had a 8 round, semi-automatic rifle that could lay down effective suppressive and accurate fire.
if you want to see it for yourself, attend a ww2 re-enactment/ public battle. you can see the difference for yourself.
M1 Garand was the US combat rifle during World War II and the Korean war
Depends on the side, the US it was the M1 Garand rifle, the Germans favored the Kar98, the British the Lee-Enfield, the Russians issued the Mosin-Nagant, and the Japanese standard was the Arisaka. Most of these are bolt action except the Garand which was semi-automatic.
The M14 was designed as the T44 experimental rifle, an evolutionary step above the M1 Garand used during World War II, in 1954. It entered production in 1959. Production was halted in 1964 when the M14 was replaced on the frontlines by the M16 assault rifle.
M1 Garand was the most widespread rifle in WWII, but some were also given an M1A1 Garand. Few were given automatic rifles like the BAR and Thompson
The M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle. It was designed in 1928 and produced from 1936 to 1957. It was the first standard-issue semi-automatic rifle. It was used in wars such as World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War.
M1 Garand was the US combat rifle during World War II and the Korean war
The M1 Garand was the standard issue rifle of US forces during the Second World War. However, the issue of the M1 hadn't been fully implemented at the onset of the war, so many units (particularly in the Pacific) were still equipped with the M1903, and a number of the Iver Johnson rifles were also issued throughout the Armed Forces in order to supplement the Garand.
I can say that Winchester made a anti-personal rifle during World War II.It was called the M-1 Garand rifle.Winchester also made a anti-personal rifle during World war I.This was the model of 1917 bolt action rifle.
Depends on the side, the US it was the M1 Garand rifle, the Germans favored the Kar98, the British the Lee-Enfield, the Russians issued the Mosin-Nagant, and the Japanese standard was the Arisaka. Most of these are bolt action except the Garand which was semi-automatic.
Triggers Weapons That Changed the World - 2011 M1 Garand Rifle 1-2 was released on: USA: 7 December 2011
"Ga-rand" when speaking of the rifle, and "Gair-und", when talking about John Garand himself.
the M1 garand rifle.
The m1 garand for its power and it can have a sniper scope
The Garand rifle is a semiauto, not a bolt action. Do you have a Model 1903A3 bolt action? A Model 1917 bolt action?
We need to know if it is a Garand or carbine. A carbine is loaded from the bottom and a Garand is loaded from the top.If your rifle is a Springfield M-1 Garand rifle,then the serial number indicates that it was manufactured in the year 1942.
your garand rifle was made in 1945
Your serial number indicates that your Springfield M-1 Garand rifle was made in the year 1943.This also applies if your rifle was made by Winchester. The tanker model is more sought after then the regular rifle,due to limited production for use by American Tankers in the armored divisions of the U.S. military during World War II.