1939 M1 Magazine Article

[Rock]

An M1 article from the January 1939 issue of American Legion Magazine:

http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/M-1_Garand_Rifle_History_pdf


Much more reading at:

http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/

[dryheat]

That's a real historical article. Dated 1939, they refer to WWI as the "World War" not WWI. Mentioned that if an emergency should arise, the rifle could be mass produced.

[RCS]

Winchester had already received a gas trap rifle to study in 1938, later they would receive another gas trap (15070) which is still at Cody

[Rock]

It was interesting that the last two paragraphs mentioned that foreign powers would someday obtain specimens of the rifle but that its materials and details of their treatment and details of manufacture etc. are closely guarded secrets.

[Rock]

I just noticed another article from that site about counter espionage. The December1951 Coronet article stated that "false or trivial information" was sent to Germany about the Garand rifle.

http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/WW2_Counter-Espionage_by_J_Edgar_Hoover_pdf

[joem]

Very good read, thanks.

[Rick B]

Winchester had already received a gas trap rifle to study in 1938, later they would receive another gas trap (15070) which is still at Cody

Yes but can we see that 1st rifle :) Rick B

[StockDoc]

An M1 article from the January 1939 issue of American Legion Magazine:

http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/M-1_Garand_Rifle_History_pdf


Much more reading at:

http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/

Thanks, I like those old articles, good stuff.