As World War II was winding down, armorers and inventors took a look at what was being used by U.S. servicemen and how to improve those tools. The M1 Garand was a resounding success, but even its ...

The T20 family was Springfield Armory’s attempt to push the M1 Garand far beyond its original role. Engineers modified the ...

Key Points - The M14 rifle, adopted in 1957 to replace the M1 Garand and BAR, faced significant criticism from US infantry despite aiming to provide more firepower with its 20-round box magazine. -It ...

Meet the M14 Rifle: At the end of the Second World War, General George S. Patton famously wrote that the M1 Garand was “the greatest battle implement ever devised.” While few would ever suggest that ...

The U.S. Army’s upgraded M4A1 combat rifle is just the latest development in a category of weapons that American soldiers have carried since the country’s earliest days. Even before there was actually ...

Shreveporter Bruce Canfield, a noted expert on post-Civil War weaponry, will be the featured speaker later this month in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the at the 80th anniversary of the M1 Garand ...

The historical significance of the M1 Garand can’t be overstated. It was the first semi-automatic military rifle to be employed as a standard shoulder weapon, a point that was quite notable at... What ...

United States Gen. George Patton famously said, “In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised.” Few weapons share quite the same notoriety as the M1 Garand—used by the U.S ...

With nearly 20 years of active infantry service and accredited by General George S. Patton as “the greatest battle implement ever devised,” the M1 Garand is one of the most notable service rifles in ...

In January 1945, just months before Germany's unconditional surrender in World War Two, George S. Patton famously declared the M1 Garand as "the greatest battle implement ever devised." The accolade ...