The M1 Garand or M1 rifle is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. The rifle is chambered...
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Jean Cantius Garand (/ˈɡærənd/ GARR-ənd, French: [ʒɑ̃ ɡaʁɑ̃]; January 1, 1888 – February 16, 1974), also known as John C. Garand, was a Canadian-American...
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Garand is a French surname. It is most commonly used in reference to the M1 Garand rifle. It may also refer to the Garand carbine, a .30 caliber carbine...
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Battle rifle (section M1 Garand)
describe older military full-power semi-automatic rifles such as the M1 Garand, SVT-40, Gewehr 41, Gewehr 43, Type 4, FN Model 1949, and MAS-49. First...
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The Garand carbine was John Garand's entry during the Light Rifle program that produced the M1 Carbine. The weapon was chambered in the .30 Carbine round...
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Dylan Garand (born June 7, 2002) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect...
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used in the Pedersen rifle and early versions of what would become the M1 Garand. Developed in 1923 in the United States, it was intended to replace the...
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World War II. The M1941 unsuccessfully competed with the contemporary M1 Garand rifle but was used in limited numbers by the US Marines during the Second...
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patented by Garand in 1932, approved by the U.S. Army on January 9, 1936, and went into mass production in 1940. Thus, in 1936, the American M1 Garand rifle...
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Garou (singer) (redirect from Pierre Garand)
Pierre Garand (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɡaʁɑ̃]; born 26 June 1972), known by his stage name Garou (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁu]; a diminutive of his...
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