What M1 Garand was called

[Rick B]

Again as I have shown back when it was made and into the war it was called a Garand or in this case a Garands Semi-automatic rifle. Just because we colect 70 year later and think we know, the documents I have been showing say it was called a Garand way back. All of the pictures I have shown in another thread show this also as does more I have here. And yes it was called the M1 also so either name could be correct.. Rick B

http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/d...e_Inventor.pdf

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Revisiting the Name of the Garand rifle

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[fjruple]

When I first enlisted in the Army, most M1s were referred to as M1 or Rifle. The International Harvester version of the M1 were nicknamed as a "Grim Reaper." I guess that's based on the fact International Harvester also producing farming equipment.

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[Joe W]

Again as I have shown back when it was made and into the war it was called a Garand or in this case a Garands Semi-automatic rifle. Just because we colect 70 year later and think we know, the documents I have been showing say it was called a Garand way back. All of the pictures I have shown in another thread show this also as does more I have here. And yes it was called the M1 also so either name could be correct.. Rick B

http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/d...e_Inventor.pdf

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Revisiting the Name of the Garand rifle

Very interesting documents Rick. I have no doubt that the term "Garand" was in use by many at that period of history. I am just pointing out what those young, at the time, soliders and Marines that carried the M1 rifle called it. For the majority, they had no more idea who John C. Garand was than who the inventor of the 3.5 rocket launcher may have been. Nor did they care. They saw "U.S. Rifle Cal. 30 M1" on the heel and that was about it.