Springfield Armory M1 Garand | 24" | 1955–1956

Springfield Armory M1 Garand .30-06 Springfield

John C. Garand developed this rifle in the 1930s. It was adopted by the United States Army beginning in 1936. It was robust, reliable, and the first self-loading military rifle in the United States to see action in a war. The U.S. Armed Forces used this rifle during World War II and the Korean War. Its predecessor was the Springfield M1903 bolt-action rifle. The transition to the M1 Garand brought a significant increase in firepower, making it the primary weapon of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and the Korean War. By the time production ceased in 1957, over 5.5 million units had been manufactured. It was replaced by the M14.

The Wehrmacht officially listed the M1 and also used it as a captured weapon.

The M1 Garand rifle is a gas-operated, rotating-bolt rifle. The gas cylinder is located parallel to the barrel axis beneath the barrel; gas is drawn through a bore just before the muzzle. The pressure generated after the shot forces the gas piston backward; the control piece, which is firmly connected to it, unlocks the bolt during the recoil stroke and moves backward with it by slightly more than the length of a cartridge. In the process, the spent casing is ejected and the hammer, mounted concealed beneath it, is cocked. The recoil spring, located in a bore in the gas piston, then pushes the system forward; the bolt feeds the next cartridge into the chamber, is rotated by the control piece, and thereby locked. The firearm is ready to fire. To lock the bolt, it is rotated via a cam milled into the control piece; as this occurs, two locking elements located at the front of the bolt engage with corresponding abutments in the receiver, positioned directly behind the barrel.

Cartridges are fed from a magazine box permanently integrated into the firearm instead of a detachable magazine. The magazine box holds eight .30-06 Springfield-caliber cartridges, which are loaded “en bloc” into a cartridge clip (cartridge frame) according to the Mannlicher system. After the last shot, the bolt remains open and the empty clip is ejected, allowing for quick reloading. Reloading individual rounds is possible as long as the last round in the cartridge clip has not been fired. Without the cartridge clip, reloading individual rounds is not possible.

A firearm acquisition permit is required to purchase this weapon.

Please send us the following two documents immediately after or before making your online purchase:
1. All three copies of the approved firearm acquisition permit (WES), in original form and signed.
2. A copy of an official form of identification (ID card or passport)

Or bring the above documents with you when you pick up the firearm at our store.

Please send the documents to info@thoron.ch or to the following address:

Thoron AG
Bahnhofstrasse 25a
6422 Steinen