30 Carbine cartridge (left), which is much smaller than the .30/06 that the M1 Garand used (right). Tyler Freel Prototypes for this new carbine were tested by the Ordnance Department in 1941, and they ...

The M1 Garand was named for ... Once assigned to the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts, John Garand was given the responsibility of designing a new semi-automatic, gas-operated infantry rifle ...