The M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle. It was designed in 1928 and produced from 1936 to 1957. It was the first standard-issue semi-automatic rifle. It was used in wars such as World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War.
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The M1 Garand was first fielded in 1936.
Please provide History of the M1 Garrand, when fist placed into Military and when manufactured.
22 million steel M1 helmets (shells) were manufactured during WWII. The M1 helmet, more commonly referred to as the "steel pot" was used from WWII thru Korea and into the Vietnam War. In the late 1960s (1967?) the US produced 1 million more M1 helmets for the Vietnam War; these, as shown on the TV news at the time, were produced from re-cycled automobiles (scrapped cars).
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It is no longer in use as a fighting weapon of war in the United States, but it commonly used for military ceromonies. The last war it was used in for fighting purposes by the United States was early in Vietnam.