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Small armsIn service
Semi-automatic rifle
M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle originating in United States. It was built by Military Springfield Armory Winchester Harrington & Richardson International Harvester Beretta Breda F.M.A.P. Civilian Springfield Armory, Inc. McCann Industries. Reported operators include Belgium, Greece, Haiti, Japan, Norway, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, ROTC.
United StatesM1 Garand
Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedSemi-automatic rifle
United States
1936–1957 (as the standard U.S. service rifle) 1940s–present (other countries)
See § Users
List of conflicts World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Korean War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Hukbalahap Rebellion Indo-Pakistani Wars First Indochina War Algerian War Suez Crisis Second Taiwan Strait Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Laotian Civil War 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Dominican Civil War Six-Day War Football War Cambodian Civil War Black September Sandinista Revolution Angolan Civil War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War First Liberian Civil War Gulf War The Troubles Operation Uphold Democracy Maluku sectarian conflict War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian civil war Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon Islamic State insurgency in the Philippines Twelve-Day War
John C. Garand
1928
Military Springfield Armory Winchester Harrington & Richardson International Harvester Beretta Breda F.M.A.P. Civilian Springfield Armory, Inc. McCann Industries
About $85 during World War II (equivalent to $1,580 in 2025)
1934–1957
5,468,772
See § Variants
9.5 lb (4.31 kg) to 11.6 lb (5.3 kg)
43.5 in (1,100 mm)
24 in (610 mm)
.30-06 Springfield 7.62×51mm NATO
Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt
40–50 rounds/min
2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)
500 yd (457 m)
8-round en bloc clip , internal box magazine
Rear : Adjustable aperture Front : Wing protected post
Belgium
Greece
Haiti
Japan
Norway
Philippines
South Korea
Taiwan
Turkey
ROTC
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
M1 Garand equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Belgium
Brazil
Greece
Haiti
Indonesia
Japan
Norway
Philippines
South Korea
Taiwan
Türkiye United StatesBelgium, Greece, Haiti, Japan, Norway, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, ROTC
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