WINCHESTER M1 GARAND U.S. RIFLE .30-06 CAL BARREL 24"

WINCHESTER M1-GARAND U.S. RIFLE .30-06 CAL BARREL 24" Following the outbreak of World War II in Europe, Winchester was awarded an "educational" production contract for 65000 rifles, with deliveries beginning in 1943. The British Army tested the M1 Garand as a possible replacement for its bolt-action Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III, The M1's semiautomatic operation gave United States forces a significant advantage in firepower and shot-to-shot response time over individual enemy infantrymen in battle (German and Japanese. (THIS IS A NICE PIECE OF HISTORY)