Caption | M1 Garand rifle (center) on display at the West Point Museum, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, United States, 22 Sep 2007 ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseC. Peter Chen | |||||||
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Photo Size | 718 x 290 pixels | |||||||
Photos on Same Day | 22 Sep 2007 | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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The photograph portrays the original prototype of the M1 rifle (T5E2) in .276 Pedersen (7mm) with a ten shot magazine. Douglas MacArthur disapproved of the caliber change, and it was redesigned for .30-06. Top rifle is the Pedersen toggle-delayed blowback rifle. Bottom is the Soviet AVS 1936 Simonov rifle.