WWII M1 Garand Springfield Armory - 1945 Listing ID: 3128447

The M1 Garand is a semiautomatic, gas operated .30 caliber rifle adopted by the U.S. Army in 1936. It was developed by John C. Garand, a civilian engineer employed at Springfield Armory, Springfield, Mass. The Garand was the first semiautomatic military rifle used as a combat shoulder weapon.