M1A1D (Digital): A digital upgrade for the M1A1HC, to keep up with M1A2 SEP, manufactured in quantity for only 2 battalions. In 1982, years after the closure of the U.S. Springfield Armory, a commercial firm – Springfield Armory, Inc. – began production of the M1 Rifle using a cast, heat-treated receiver with serial numbers in the 7,000,000+ range, along with commercially produced barrels (marked Geneseo, IL) and G.I. military surplus parts. [72] Civilian use [ edit ] A civilian, target shooting with an M1 Garand A woman, target shooting with an M1 Garand M1A2 (Baseline): Production began in 1992 and initial operating capability achieved in 1993. [152] (77 built for the U.S. and more than 600 M1s upgraded to M1A2, 315 for Saudi Arabia, 1,005 for Egypt, 218 for Kuwait). The M1A2 offers the tank commander an independent thermal sight and ability to, in rapid sequence, shoot at two targets without the need to acquire each one sequentially, also second generation depleted uranium armor components. [153]

Henry, Mark R. (2000). The U.S. Army in World War II: The Pacific (Illustrateded.). Osprey Publishing. p.21. ISBN 978-1-85532-995-9. The M1907 two-piece leather rifle sling was the most common type of sling used with the weapon through World War II. In 1942, a cheaper and more adjustable olive drab canvas sling was introduced and gradually became more common. [56] [ contradictory] Thailand: Received about 40,000 M1 rifles from the U.S. government prior to 1965. (designated "ปลยบ.88" (Type 88 Self-Loading rifle)) [81] Lederman, Josh (August 29, 2013). "Obama Offers New Executive Actions On Gun Control". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. a b c d Rayle, Roy E. (2008). Random Shots: Episodes In The Life Of A Weapons Developer. Bennington, VT: Merriam Press. pp.17–22, 95–95. ISBN 978-1-4357-5021-0.

a b Popenker, Max. "Modern Firearms: Rifle M1 Garand". WorldGuns.ru. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008 . Retrieved October 3, 2008. Canfield, Bruce (April 28, 2016). "The M14 Rifle: John Garand's Final Legacy". American Rifleman . Retrieved December 3, 2019. A detachable M2 conical flash hider, adopted January 25, 1945 slipped over the muzzle and was secured in place by the bayonet lug. A T37 flash hider was developed later. Flash hiders were of limited utility during low-light conditions around dawn and dusk, but were often removed as potentially detrimental to accuracy. [59] Tanker models [ edit ] By 1977 the decision had been made to eventually move the new tank to a 120mm gun. After head-to-head testing between the Royal Ordnance L11A5 and the Rh-120, the latter was chosen and later type-classified as the M256. The turret designs of the two prototypes were modified to allow either gun to be fitted. Although the L11/M256 120mm gun was chosen to be the main weapon of the Abrams in 1979, the improved ammunition for the gun still was not fully developed, thus delaying its fielding until 1984. [25]

Ball, Bill (June 2004). "The Beretta "Type E" Garand, Variations on John Garand's Combat Proven M1" (PDF). The Small Arms Review. Vol.7, no.9. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2011. This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( November 2022) M1A2 SEPv4 (formerly M1A2D, canceled): The 2-12 Cavalry Regiment received the first M1A2 SEPv4 tank as of 21January2023 [update]. [167] It was previously under development as of 29March2022 [update]. [168] The Commander's Primary Sight, also known as the Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer, and Gunner's Primary Sight will be upgraded with third Gen FLIR, an improved laser rangefinder and color cameras. Additional improvements will include advanced meteorological sensors, laser warning/detection receivers, directional smoke grenade launchers and integration of the new XM1147 advanced multi-purpose [ sv] (AMP) 120mm tank round. [169] [170] [171] [172] The AN/VVR-4 laser warning receiver and ROSY rapid obscurant system have been trialed by the US Army for adoption on the Abrams tank and Bradley fighting vehicle. [173] [174] [175] The M1A2 SEPv4 variant was officially canceled by the U.S. Army on 6 September 2023. The Army plans to develop a new variant of the Abrams, designated M1E3, to enter service in the 2030s. [176] Seijas, Bob. "History of the M1 Garand Rifle". Garand Collectors Association . Retrieved December 3, 2019. M1A2R: Variant for the Romanian Army, currently under development. [165] According to the chief of the General Directorate for Armaments, the Romanian Abrams variant will be a configuration of the M1A2 SEPv3. [166]The M1 Garand or M1 rifle [nb 1] is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War.

Armored Recovery Vehicle: Initially known as the RV90, this was a prototype designed by General Dynamics. It was produced under contract with TACOM in 1988 despite an earlier preliminary decision to procure the M88A1E1. [189] The prototype was evaluated against the M88A1E1 later that year. [190] The Abrams RV was based on the Abrams chassis, but housed a crew of three in a unique armored superstructure. The Army selected the M88A1E1 regardless, [189] which went into production as the M88A2 Hercules. [190]M1 Thumper (also known as ATAC Demonstration System) was a single M1A1 [180] fitted with a heavily modified turret to trial the experimental XM291 ATAC (sometimes referred to as LW120) smoothbore gun, a more powerful replacement for the M256 capable of firing either single-piece 120mm or two-piece 140mm ammunition with only a barrel change. The 140mm rounds were too large (boasting twice the chamber volume of a M829 APFSDS and twice the muzzle energy) and heavy to be moved around by a human loader, mandating the installation of a XM91 mechanical cassette autoloader. The Thumper underwent testing in 1988 and in the 1990s at Aberdeen Proving Ground, [181] [182] where it demonstrated accuracy equal to a M1A1's but with significantly higher armor penetration capability. a b Bishop, Chris (2002). The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. Sterling Publishing. p.223. ISBN 978-1-58663-762-0. Some Garands were still being used by the United States into the Vietnam War in 1963; despite the M14's official adoption in 1958, it was not until 1965 that the changeover from the M1 Garand was fully completed in the active-duty component of the Army (with the exception of the sniper variants, which were introduced in World War II and saw action in Korea and Vietnam). The Garand remained in service with the Army Reserve, Army National Guard, and the Navy into the early 1970s. The South Korean Army was using M1 Garands in the Vietnam War as late as 1966. [36] During the 1950s, Beretta produced Garands in Italy at the behest of NATO, by having the tooling used by Winchester during World War II shipped to them by the U.S. government. These rifles were designated "Model 1952" in Italy. Using this tooling, Beretta developed the BM59 series of rifles. The BM59 was essentially a rechambered 7.62×51mm NATO caliber M1 fitted with a removable 20-round magazine, folding bipod and a combined flash suppressor-rifle grenade launcher. The BM59 is capable of selective fire. These rifles were produced under license in Indonesia as the " SP-1" series.