![]() military and saw limited use by war’s end. During WW I, Pedersen designed a conversion device which allowed the M1903 Springfield to be quickly adapted into a semi-automatic pistol-caliber carbine it was adopted by the U.S. Pedersen was a seasoned, experienced firearm designer who had developed several commercially successful firearms while working for Remington. 30 M1906 cartridge was much too powerful and the military’s requirements too stringent for an existing design to simply be adapted for soldiers and Marines to use in combat.Įnter two men named John-John Pedersen and John Garand. ![]() It quickly became clear that the standard. Engineers had tried to scale up civilian designs like the Remington Model 8 and Winchester Model 1907 rifles, but they encountered serious problems: the rifles were usually some combination of heavy, inaccurate, fragile, unreliable, or expensive to produce. The ability to fire multiple shots in rapid succession without having to manually cycle the action was highly valuable in the field, but the designs weren’t nearly adequate for military use. Self-loading, or semi-automatic, rifles had been modestly popular among hunters and sport shooters for decades. A round of trials in 1924 had failed to find a rifle that was entirely suitable, but those trials set the stage for what was soon to come. Furthermore, the workable designs that already existed had significant problems-after all, self-loading infantry rifles had been produced in small numbers since before the First World War, but no design had been good enough for a major military to adopt it as standard. Although there were no shortage of talented designers looking to sign a contract, Hatcher had no way to tell who was serious about building a suitable rifle and who was just a hobbyist looking for an easy cash grant. The Army had already decided that it wanted to replace the venerable bolt-action M1903 Springfield with a self-loading rifle to provide its riflemen with rapid-fire capability. The year was 1932, and then-Major (later Major General) Julian S. From the jungles of the South Pacific to the infamous “Frozen Chosin,” Marines carried this revolutionary arm for nearly two decades, using it to deadly effect in some of the Corps’ most famous battles. M1 GARAND FOR SALE MANUALDCM old reprint M1 manual included, no other accessories are included as accessories were normally sold separately by the DCM (as noted on the paperwork included) and typically not part of the DCM rifle shipment.Perhaps more than any other military rifle, John Garand’s iconic M1 holds a special place in the hearts of military riflemen and civilian enthusiasts alike. M1 GARAND FOR SALE UPGRADEHard to upgrade this beautiful M1 package. Simply a well documented US Garand rifle for the discriminating collector. Rifle, US Government paperwork, shipping box, are all tied together through documented part/serial numbers on the DCM Program purchase & shipping paperwork/box. Dept of Defense cartouche stamp on left side of stock. Beautiful wood grain walnut stock with strong Circle P Proof on the stock wrist and crisp D.O.D. DCM rifles all typically show some evidence of rebuild as this one does with post WW2 date barrel. Springfield SA marked receiver, barrel, bolt, operating rod, and trigger assembly. Rifle is in fabulous arsenal refurbished condition overall. The rifle looks near new as re-arsenaled with just some light storage and use marks. Early WWII Springfield receiver dates to May of 1942 with 4-53 SA barrel with mint bore. M1 GARAND FOR SALE SERIALRifle is tied to both the shipping box and the paperwork by serial number. ![]() 2/27/19 - Here is an absolutely gorgeous and documented DCM Sales US Springfield M1 Garand Rifle with DCM paperwork and shipping box. ![]()
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