2013年2月22日 · The T31 was John Garand's entry in the post-WW2 light rifle program - an innovative but unsuccessful bullpup design.

2021年5月8日 · J. Garanda的设计团队开发了几十个M1型自动装填步枪，从根本上来说是一个新项目。 早在1946年，就已经研制出具有新架构和新弹药筒的实验性T31步枪。 美国陆军士兵使用M1 Garand大型自动装填步枪

The T31 is a prototype bullpup automatic rifle designed by John Garand. A light rifle program was initiated in 1945, where a new infantry rifle was to be developed using the new T65 cartridge, which would be developed into the 7.62×51mm NATO bullet.

2010年2月8日 · Manufactured by Springfield Armory, Springfield, Ma. – Limited prototype experimental select-fire weapon shoulder weapon; never went into production. Lightweight, selective full and semiautomatic rifle with an in-line stock in an attempt to reduce recoil. Cyclic rate of fire 600 rpm. Weapon weighs approximately 8.7 lbs. without accessories.

In his last major project before retiring, John Garand developed the innovative T31. Using the T65 cartridge and having selective fire capability, the T31 project had been suspended by the time of Garand's retirement in 1953. The T31 magazine, however, was retained and eventually used in the T44 program.

2015年2月26日 · It incorporated many advanced features. John Garand may be seen here shouldering his final advanced rifle design, the T31 (T is the initial for TESTING), in the company of Armory engineers and staff. The stamped serial number 1 seen here on the Garand T1 receiver, the beginning of the gas-operated Garand rifles. Was this page helpful?

2021年5月8日 · Having developed several dozen versions of the M1 self-loading rifle, the design team of J. Garanda took up a fundamentally new project. Already in 1946, an experimental T31 rifle with a new architecture and a new cartridge was created. American Army soldier with M1 Garand Large self-loading rifle

Garand was eager to maximise the length of the weapon’s barrel and decided to use a bullpup layout. While not weighing less than 7 lbs the T-31 was the lightest of the Light Rifle program weapons weighing 8.7 lbs. The rifle used a gas trap system, similar to Garand’s earlier designs, to …

2022年3月24日 · The T31, for all its innovations, was an experimental rifle that had its fair share of problems to work out. Most significantly, the very large volume of the gas cylinder allowed the muzzle gases a great amount of time and space to cool and deposit carbon.

2023年8月10日 · John C. Garand is not demonstrating his T31 prototype. Rather, it is Springfield Armory’s SPIW Concept #1 prototype. The Concept #1 design can be identified by the hinged lower receiver, a feature not used on the Concept #2 design.