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Revision as of 05:45, 4 April 2016

The M1 Garand was the standard rifle of the United States military during the Second World War and the first semi-automatic rifle to be issued as a primary arm by a major armed force, officially replacing the bolt-action Springfield M1903 as the US Army's standard rifle in 1936.

The Garand features a distinctive loading method where the entire 8-round en-bloc clip is inserted into the action, automatically ejecting when expended and locking the bolt open for a rapid reload. The sharp closing of the bolt when a clip was inserted could result in the bolt slamming shut on the operator's thumb, resulting in a condition given names such as "rifleman's thumb" or "Garand thumb."

Much is made of the "ping" sound that occurred when the metal clip landed on a hard surface, but this "disadvantage" imagines that wars are fought as one-on-one duels in perfect silence, and was seldom a factor in reality. In videogames, the Garand is often depicted as impossible to reload without expending the entire clip; this is not strictly true, as it is possible to eject a partially fired clip by pressing the clip latch button and operating the action, though this requires the use of both hands. Soldiers were drilled to fully expend a clip rather than attempt this in combat.

The Garand served in both theaters in WW2 and remained the standard US rifle in the Korean War, being replaced by the select-fire M14 Rifle in 1957, though Garands remained in service until the seventies. The M14 is essentially a Garand redesigned for fully automatic operation and use of a detachable magazine. The sniper variants, M1C and M1D, saw relatively limited service in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The Garand is popular today, because of its design and how it arguably won World War II for the allies, leading General George S. Patton to name the M1 Garand the "greatest battle implement ever devised".

Specifications

(1936 – 1963)

  • Type: Battle Rifle
  • Caliber: .30-06 Springfield, 7.62x51mm NATO
  • Weight: 9.5 lbs (4.3 kg) - 11.6 lbs (5.3 kg)
  • Length: 43.5 in (110.5 cm)
  • Barrel length: 24 in (61 cm)
  • Muzzle velocity: 2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)
  • Capacity: 8-round "en bloc" clip
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

M1 Garand

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M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06
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M1C Sniper Variant with M82 scope - .30-06.
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M1D Sniper Variant with M84 scope - .30-06. Note the different type of scope mount. The flash suppressor is an option on both models; an earlier conical flash hider also exists.
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T26 Tanker Garand carbine - .30-06
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Springfield T20E2: select-fire Garand with 20-round detachable Browning Automatic Rifle magazine, a forerunner to the M14 Rifle - .30-06

The M1 Garand rifle has been seen in the following films, television series, and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Gung Ho! Marine Raiders 1943
A Walk In The Sun Norman Lloyd Private Archimbeau 1945
John Ireland Pfc. Windy Craven
The Story of G.I. Joe Various actors Various characters 1945
Battleground Van Johnson Private Holley 1949
Sands of Iwo Jima John Wayne Sgt. John M. Stryker w/ M7 bayonet 1949
John Agar PFC Peter Conway
Forrest Tucker PFC Al Thomas
Richard Jaeckel PFC Frank Flynn
Martin Milner Pvt. Mike McHugh
Arthur Franz Corporal Robert Dunne
US Marines w/ M7 bayonet
The Third Man U.S. troops 1949
The Steel Helmet Gene Evans Sgt. Zack 1951
Fixed Bayonets! Gene Evans Sgt. Rock 1951
Go for Broke! Van Johnson 2LT Michael Grayson 1951
Henry Nakamura Tommy
Don Haggerty SFC Culley
Lane Nakano Sam
Akira Fukunaga Frank
Ken K. Okamoto Kaz
Henry Oyasato SSG Ohhara
Harry Hamada Masami
George Tanaguchi Ohhara's brother Uncredited
Halls of Montezuma Neville Brand Sgt. Zelenko w/ M7 bayonet 1951
Richard Hylton Conroy
Bert Freed Slattery
Jack Palance Pigeon Lane
Robert Wagner Koffman
Jack Webb Sgt. Dickerman
US Marines w/ M7 bayonet
Retreat, Hell! Russ Tamblyn Jimmy McDermid 1952
Various actors U.S. Marines Featured with and without M1 bayonet and M7 rifle grenade launcher
Battle Circus U.S. Army soldiers 1953
The War of the Worlds U.S. Army soldiers and Marines 1953
Godzilla Japanese Defense Forces 1954
White Christmas U.S. Army soldiers 1954
Beachhead Tony Curtis Burke 1954
To Hell and Back Audie Murphy Himself 1955
Charles Drake Pvt. Brandon
Marshall Thompson Pvt. Johnson
Various Various characters
Battle Cry Various U.S. Marines 1955
It Came from Beneath the Sea Various U.S. Navy sailors 1955
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Various U.S. Army soldiers 1956
Between Heaven and Hell National Guards 1956
20 Million Miles to Earth Various U.S. Marines and Italian soldiers 1957
Darby's Rangers Murray Hamilton Cpl. Rollo Burns 1958
Darby's Rangers Various actors U.S. Army soldiers 1958
The Young Lions Various actors U.S. Army soldiers 1958
Dean Martin Michael Whiteacre
The Young Lions Montgomery Clift Noah Ackerman 1958
Pork Chop Hill U.S. Army soldiers 1959
Woody Strode Pvt. Franklin
Hell to Eternity US Marines 1960
Lonely Are the Brave Bill Bixby Helicopter crewmember 1962
Merrill's Marauders Peter Brown Bullseye 1962
Hell Is for Heroes James Coburn Cpl. Henshaw 1962
Bobby Darin Pvt. Corby
Fess Parker Sgt. Pike
Harry Guardino Sgt. Larkin
Nick Adams Homer
Various US Soldiers
The Black Seagull (Chyornaya chayka) Cuban soldiers 1962
The Longest Day John Wayne Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort 1963
Various actors US Army soldiers
Dr. Strangelove US forces 1964
Battle of the Bulge George Montgomery Sgt. Duquesne possibly a M1C or D Garand 1965
Various actors U.S. Army soldiers Featured with and without M7 rifle grenade launcher
Help! Various actors Cult member and Bahamian police 1965
None But the Brave U.S. Marines 1965
Cast a Giant Shadow U.S. Army 1966
The Battle of Algiers French soldiers 1966
Poppies Are Also Flowers Brigands, Colonel Salem's men 1966
Is Paris Burning? US Army and Free French Forces soldiers 1966
The Devil's Brigade Andrew Prine Private Theodore Ransom 1968
Various actors US Army soldiers
The Green Berets Various actors Mike Force Honor Guards 1968
Various actors Mike Force Honor Guards T26 Tanker Garand
Various actors ARVN troops
Various actors Strike team members
OSS 117 - Double Agent (Niente rose per OSS 117) Tuaregs guard 1968
Anzio Giancarlo Giannini Private Cellini 1968
The Bridge at Remagen Various actors U.S. Army soldiers 1969
100 Rifles Michael Forest Humara 1969
100 Rifles Mexican soldiers 1969
Kelly's Heroes Gene Collins Pvt. Babra 1970
Patton American soldiers 1970
The Omega Man 1971
Godzilla vs. Gigan JSDF personnel 1972
Savage Sisters Various actors Philippine soldiers, guerrillas 1974
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold Thugs 1975
Jaws Roy Scheider Police chief Martin Brody 1975
Jaws Robert Shaw Quint 1975
The Muthers Rocco Montalban Rocco 1976
Various actors Pirates, Camp guards
The ... Beautiful Country (il ... Belpaese) Carabinieri 1977
Drummer-Crab (Le Crabe-Tambour) French soldiers, Viet Minh fighters 1977
A Bridge Too Far [[Ryan O'Neal] Brigadier General James Gavin 1977
Go Tell the Spartans South Vietnamese troops 1978
National Lampoon's Animal House ROTC cadets 1978
Convoy Busters (Un poliziotto scomodo) carabiniers and policemen 1978
The Inglorious Bastards French Resistance member 1978
The Outsider (1980) Niall O'Brien Emmet Donovan 1980
The Big Red One Mark Hamill Griff 1980
Lee Marvin The Sergeant
Various actors Various characters
Flatfoot in Egypt Bedouins 1980
Enter the Ninja A guard 1981
The Border (1982) Honor Guard Detail 1982
Uncommon Valor Gene Hackman Col. Rhodes 1983
Code Name: Wild Geese Manfred Lehmann Klein With sniper scope and fake suppressor 1984
Ninja III: The Domination Phoenix PD officers 1984
Nadine Gary Grubbs Cecil 1987
Extreme Prejudice one of Cash's men semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling 1987
Six Against the Rock U.S. Marines 1987
The Deer Hunter Matthew Broderick Eugene Morris Jerome 1988
RoboCop 2 1990
Cape Fear Various actors US Army soldiers on an allegorical car 1991
A Midnight Clear Gary Sinise Vance 'Mother' Wilkins 1992
Ethan Hawke Will Knott
Frank Whaley Paul 'Father' Mundy
Forrest Gump Various actors Alabama National Guardsmen 1994
Mulholland Falls Various actors L.A.P.D. honor guard 1996
Life Is Beautiful American Soldiers 1996
Saving Private Ryan Various actors U.S. Army soldiers 1998
Adam Goldberg Pvt. Stanley Mellish
Vin Diesel Private Adrian Caparzo
Jeremy Davies Cpl. Timothy Upham
Paul Giamatti Sergeant Hill
Tom Hanks Cpt. Miller
Matt Damon Pvt. James Francis Ryan
The Thin Red Line Dash Mihok PFC Doll 1998
Jim Caviezel Pvt. Witt
Matt Doran Pvt. Coombs
Ben Chaplin Pvt. Bell
Various actors U.S. Army soldiers
The Matrix Seen in the Virtual Armory behind Trinity 1999
[X-Men]] US Marine Honor Guard 2000
Pearl Harbor Newsreel footage U.S. military personnel 2001
A Beautiful Mind U.S. Soldiers 2001
Hellboy Angus MacInnes Sgt. Whitman 2004
The Great Raid Craig McLachlan Lt. Riley 2005
Sam Worthington PFC Lucas
Various actors U.S. Rangers and some Filipino resistance one seen with M7 rifle grenade launcher
Thank You For Smoking 2005
Days of Glory Bernard Blancan Sergent Roger Martinez 2006
Benoît Giros Capitaine Durieux
Free French Soldiers
Flags of our Fathers Jamie Bell Pfc. Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski 2006
Jesse Bradford Corporal Rene Gagnon
Benjamin Walker Corporal Harlon Block
Adam Beach Corporal Ira Hayes
Paul Walker Sergeant Hank Hansen
Various actors U.S. Marines
Home of the Brave honor guard 2006
The Bridge Lars Steinhöfel Walter Forst with M7 bayonet 2008
US soldiers w/ M7 bayonet
The Red Baron ANZAC troops Mocked as Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* 2008
The Dark Knight Heath Ledger The Joker 2008
David Dastmalchian Thomas Schiff
Various actors Joker's men
Gran Torino Clint Eastwood Walt Kowalski 2008
Bee Vang Thao Vang Lor
Miracle at St. Anna Omar Benson Miller Private First Class Samuel 'Sam' Train 2008
Michael K. Williams Private Tucker
Various actors US Army soldiers
Street Kings LAPD honor guard 2008
Brother's War Various actors U.S. Army soldiers 2009
Red and White (Merah Putih) Darius Sinathryah Marius 2009
Lukman Sardi Amir
Donny Alamsyah Tomas
T. Rifnu Wikana Dayan
Dutch/Indonesian soldiers
71: Into the Fire Seung Hyun Choi Oh Jung-Beom 2010
Sang-woo Kwone Ku Kap-jo
Hyeong-tak Shin Dal-young w/ M7 bayonet
Various US Army soldiers
Various South Korean Army soldiers
Various Student soldiers w/ M7 bayonet
Spoils of War 2009
Elephant White several examples in weapons caches 2010
The A-Team (2010) 2010
Djinns (Stranded) Emmanuel Bonami Pvt. Ballant with the optic sight 2010
Oba: The Last Samurai Various actors US Marines and Military Policemen 2011
Memorial Day Reed Sigmund Gorski 2011
Aaron Courteau Frankie Califano
Various 82nd Airborne Paratroopers
The Front Line (2011) Go Soo 1stLt. Kim Soo-hyeok M1D variant; occasionally seen with M84 scope attached 2011
Ko Chang-seok MSgt. Yang Hyo-sam
Da-Wit Lee Pvt. Nam Sung-Sik
Various actors ROK soldiers
Captain America: The First Avenger Chris Evans Steve Rogers 2011
Various actors US Army soldiers
My Way (2011) Various actors US Army soldiers 2011
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed David Nibley Sergeant Jones 2011
Jasen Wade Corporal Curtis w/ M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher
Various US Army soldiers
Red Tails American troops 2012
Red Tails German troops 2012
Cockneys vs. Zombies 2012
Machete Kills On gun wall 2013
Fury U.S. Army soldiers 2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Chris Evans Steve Rogers 2014

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Combat! Dick Peabody Little John 1962-1967
Combat! Pierre Jalbert Caje 1962-1967
Combat! Various actors U.S. Army soldiers 1962-1967
Rat Patrol Justin Tarr Pvt. Tully Pettigrew 1966-1968
Rat Patrol Various actors US Army soldiers rarely used 1966-1968
Hawaii Five-O . USAF Honor Guard Pilot Episode 1968
M*A*S*H Various actors Various U.N. soldiers 1972-1983
A Rumor of War Brad Davis Lt. Philip 'Phil' Caputo Dressed up to resemble M14 Rifles 1980
A Rumor of War Keith Carradine Lt. Murph McCoy Dressed up to resemble M14 Rifles 1980
A Rumor of War Michael O'Keefe Lt. Walter Cohen Dressed up to resemble M14 Rifles 1980
A Rumor of War Various actors U.S. Marines Dressed up to resemble M14 Rifles 1980
Tour of Duty Vietnamese Villager S01E03 1987
Tour of Duty Vietnamese sniper M1C Sniper Variant / S02E06 1989
Tour of Duty Michael Madsen Sgt. Block M1-C Sniper Variant / S02E06 1989
The X-Files - Season 1 "The Jersey Devil" (S1E04), "Space" (S1E08) 1993
Star Trek: Voyager Robert Beltran Chakotay "The Killing Game" 1995-2001
Star Trek: Voyager Robert Duncan McNeill Tom Paris "The Killing Game" 1995-2001
Star Trek: Voyager Tim Russ Tuvok "The Killing Game" 1995-2001
Star Trek: Voyager Roxann Dawson B'Elanna Torres "The Killing Game" 1995-2001
Star Trek: Voyager Various actors U.S. Army soldiers "The Killing Game" 1995-2001
Band of Brothers Damian Lewis Richard "Dick" Winters occasionally seen with M1 bayonet 2001
Band of Brothers Peter Youngblood Hills Shifty Powers occasionally seen with M1 bayonet 2001
Band of Brothers Ross McCall Joseph Liebgott occasionally seen with M1 bayonet 2001
Band of Brothers James Madio Frank Perconte occasionally seen with M1 bayonet 2001
Band of Brothers Bart Ruspoli Pvt. Tipper occasionally seen with M1 bayonet 2001
Band of Brothers Marc Warren Pvt. Albert Blythe occasionally seen with M1 bayonet 2001
Band of Brothers Mark Huberman Pvt. Hashey occasionally seen with M1 bayonet 2001
Band of Brothers Douglas Spain Pvt. Garcia occasionally seen with M1 bayonet 2001
Band of Brothers Matt Hickey Pvt. Patrick O'Keefe occasionally seen with M1 bayonet 2001
Band of Brothers Mark Lawrence Cpl. William Dukeman occasionally seen with M1 bayonet 2001
Band of Brothers Donnie Wahlberg Carwood Lipton occasionally seen with M1 bayonet 2001
Band of Brothers Various actors US Army soldiers occasionally seen with M1 bayonet and M7 rifle grenade launcher 2001
Foyle's War - Season 4 US Army soldiers "Invasion" (S4E01) 2006
House of Saddam Aris Sahn Young Uday Hussein 2008
House of Saddam Yigal Naor Saddam Hussein 2008
Mail Call R. Lee Ermey Himself Seen in saddle on his jeep 2002-2009
Mail Call R. Lee Ermey Himself equipped with M7 rifle grenade launcher / Season 1 2002-2009
Mail Call Newsreel footage M1C-sniper variant / Season 1 2002-2009
Mail Call US Army soldier re-enactors Season 1 2002-2009
Life - Season 1 LAPD Honor Guard 2007 - 2008
My Name is Earl soldiers 2008
The Pacific James Badge Dale Robert Leckie 2010
The Pacific Ashton Holmes Sid Phillips 2010
The Pacific Jacob Pitts Bill "Hoosier" Smith 2010
The Pacific Brendan Fletcher Bill Leyden 2010
The Pacific Joseph Mazzello Eugene Sledge 2010
The Pacific Gary Sweet Gunny Sgt. Elmo Haney 2010
The Pacific Various actors U.S. Marines 2010
The Pacific Various actors US Army soldiers 2010
CSI: Miami Various actors U.S. Marine honor guard "Come As You Are" 2002-???
Sanctuary Various actors U.S. Soldiers "Normandy" 2011
Falling Skies Extra Resistance fighter 2011
Foyle's War - Season 8 US Army soldiers "Sunflower" (S8E03) 2013
Parer's War US Marines 2014
Policie Modrava Members of the Military History Club In a holster/ "Případ Strnad" (S1E04) 2015
The Last Ship Thorwald's men "Fight the Ship" (S2E02) 2015

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notes Release Date
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines Seen only in cutscenes; unusable 1998
WWII G.I. "Grenade Garand" Fitted with M7 rifle grenade launcher 1999
Medal of Honor (1999) 1999
Medal of Honor: Underground Multiplayer Only 2000
Fallout Tactics "M1 Garand" 2001
World War II Online: Battleground Europe "M1 Garand" Released with 1.34 update 2001
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault "M1 Garand" Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2002
Medal of Honor: Frontline "M1 Garand" Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2002
Battlefield: 1942 "M1 Garand" Added with the release of patch v1.6; primary weapon of the American Engineer class; cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2002
Forgotten Hope M1 and M1C Garand 2003
Vietcong M1D sniper variant 2003
Day of Defeat "Garand Rifle" Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2003
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory 2003
Hidden & Dangerous 2 "M1 Garand" 2003
Call of Duty (2003) "M1 Garand" Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2003
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun "M1 Garand" Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2003
Medal of Honor: Infiltrator 2003
Call of Duty: United Offensive "M1 Garand" Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2004
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault "M1 Garand" Fitted with bayonet Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2004
Forgotten Hope 2 2005
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 M1 Garand Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2005
Day of Defeat: Source Primary weapon of the American Rifleman class; cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2005
Call of Duty 2 "M1 Garand" Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2005
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood "M1 Garand" Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2005
Medal of Honor: Heroes Available in few levels 2006
Call of Duty 3 "M1 Garand" Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2006
Commandos: Strike Force Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2006
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 "M1 Garand" Can be fitted with M7 bayonet Standard weapon of the American Corporal, Rifleman, Artillery Officer, RTO, and Mortar Observer classes 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms Appears as an unlockable weapon 2007
Medal of Honor: Airborne "M1 Garand" Upgrades give it a match barrel, adjustable sights, and an M7 rifle grenade launcher 2007
Medal of Honor: Vanguard "M1 Garand" Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied; can be upgraded with a scope 2007
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty 2008
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway "M1 Garand" Available with scope in multiplayer Cannot be reloaded until the entire clip is emptied 2008
Call of Duty: World at War "M1 Garand" / "M1000" Can be fitted with flash hider, bayonet, M7 rifle grenade launcher, and a sniper scope 2008
Battlefield 1943 "M1 Garand" Standard weapon of the American Rifleman class; can be fitted with M7 rifle grenade launcher 2009
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth 2009
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 "WWII M1 Garand" Unlocked by registering as a Battlefield "Veteran"; picture of the weapon's info in-game incorrectly shows the Type 5 rifle 2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker "M1C" 2010
Mafia II "M1 Garand" 2010
Fallout: New Vegas "Battle Rifle" / "This Machine" 2010
Karma Online "M1 Garand" 2011
7554 (VG) "Garand" 2011
Heroes & Generals "M1 Garand" 2012
Sniper Elite V2 M1-D 2012
Project Reality: Normandy With optional M7 rifle grenade launcher 2013
Project Reality: Normandy M1C sniper variant 2013
Enemy Front M1 GARAND 2014
Sniper Elite III M1C sniper variant 2014
Counter-Strike Online M1 Garand Chambered for 7.62 NATO 2014

Animation

Film Title Character Notation Date
The Iron Giant US Army soldiers With M7 rifle grenade launchers 1999

Anime

Title Character Notes Date
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³ C³ Club Imaginary 2013

Type 5

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Type 5 - 7.7x58mm
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Type 5 - 7.7x58mm

Weight 9.13 lb (4.14 kg)
Length 43.25 in (1,099 mm)
Cartridge 7.7x58mm Arisaka
Action Gas-Operated, Rotating bolt
Muzzle velocity 2,740 ft/s (840 m/s)
Feed system 10-Round Internal Box Magazine loaded via two 5-Round Stripper Clips


The Type 5 Rifle was a Japanese experimental semi-automatic rifle. It was a copy of the American M1 Garand but with an integral 10-round magazine and chambered for the Japanese 7.7x58mm Arisaka cartridge. Where the Garand used an en-bloc clip, the Type 5's integral magazine was charged with two 5 round stripper clips and the rifle also used Japanese style tangent sights. The Type 5 had been developed alongside several other experimental semi-automatic rifles. However, none of the rifles entered into service before the end of the World War II, with only 250 being made and many others were never assembled. There were several problems with jamming and feed systems, which also delayed its testing.

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Battlefield: 1942 2002
Battlefield 1943 2009
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Functions exactly the same as the M1 Garand 2010


See also

  • Beretta BM59, an Italian Garand clone with a detachable magazine.
  • M14 Rifle, a similar weapon developed in the 1950s firing 7.62 NATO from a detachable magazine.
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