WWII Weapons Used in Combat!
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M1
Garand |
The M-1 was the standard weapon of the US infantry soldier in World War II. It is semi-automatic, fed by a clip that holds eight caliber .30 cartridges. It is gas operated, self-loading, and a shoulder weapon. The gun weighs 8.94 pounds, is 43 inches long, with the barrel itself being 22.30 inches. The Garand has a muzzle velocity of 2,760 feet per second, and a maximum range of 5,500 yards. A bayonet can be attached to the M-1, giving it a reach of about five feet.
[Note: .30 means the caliber of the weapon is 30/100 of an inch. The caliber of a weapon is the interior diameter, or size, of the bore.]
In Combat!, the M-1 Garand rifle was used by Caje, Littlejohn, and
Billy.
Rifle-grenades are attached to a grenade launcher that fits over the end of the M-1. Rifle grenades are fired by Braddock in the episode "A Day in June" and Kirby in "No Time for Pity." Some versions were a 60 mm mortar shell attached to the grenade launcher.
At left: Sal Mineo in the episode "The Hard Way Back" holding an M1 Garand rifle.
Springfield Rifle
You will often see another American rifle, the Springfield rifle,
in Combat! episodes. This earlier rifle saw service in WWI. The rifles used by
the British soldiers in "What
are the Bugles Blowin' For?" look to be American Springfield '03 rifles, a
bolt-action weapon developed in 1903. In the episode "Doughboy," Eddie Albert's rifle is an authentic
WWI era Springfield.
See the book: A Collector's Guide to the '03 Springfield
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guide to these very important military firearms. |
  The M1 Does My Talking :The US M1 Garand Rifle In Pictures, WW2 and Korea. Over 300 black-andwhite and color
images fully document the Garand Rifles origin, development, battlefield use, and postwar
experimentation. |
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