A number of M1 Garands on the market have higher serial numbers than many military-issue Garands? Why? Here's the story of ...

However, Kennedy’s M1 Garand rifle is from neither his presidency ... Type 1 National Match rifle with a late-production serial number in the 6 million range. After being “randomly” selected ...

The M1 Garand Was Also Quickly Outdated The timing of Patton's letter to Campbell is also notable as he wrote it in January 1945, by which time his soldiers would have certainly encountered the ...