Rusted and forgotten US M1 Garand Bayonet from WW2 is about to undergo an impressive restoration. This historical knife, an ...

Anyone interested in guns has, at a minimum, seen the M1 Carbine movies, but most don’t know it was the most prolific American rifle of WWII — even more so than the Garand.

The sound has also been a defining feature in WWII video games. The first game to feature the M1 Garand prominently was Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, a 1998 RTS game by Pyro Studios.

The M1 Carbine is one of the most recognizable and long-serving military firearms in the world. Though many consider it to be the anemic kid brother of the legendary M1 Garand, the carbine has its own ...

The last “production” M1 rifle, serial number 6,084,405, was completed on May 17, 1957 and was accompanied by much fanfare—including an appearance by John C. Garand at the ceremony.

A large number of World War I (and earlier) era slings were used in World War II on M1 rifles, ’03 rifles, M1917 rifles and shotguns, including leather M1907 and web M1917 Kerr slings.

The M1 Carbine was an oddball weapon for the United States to develop. The main battle rifle for the U.S. at the time was the M1 Garand, a weapon that fired the powerful .30-06 cartridge.

The M1 was finally replaced in 1961, by the select-fire M14, a rifle which owes much of its lineage to John Garand as its receiver, bolt, and sights were nearly identical to the M1.

Still, the .30 Carbine is easily outperformed by both the Russian AK-47 and the German StG44 assault rifles. M1 Carbine As a carbine, The M1 was much more compact than the full-sized M1 Garand.