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M1 Garand

Semi-automatic rifle
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M1 Garand
Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

M1 Garand is a firearm model[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of firearm model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,067 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: John Garand[3]
  • Manufacturer: Springfield Armory[4]
  • Subclass of: semi-automatic rifle[5]
  • Designed by: John Garand[6]
  • Commons category: M1 Garand[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[9], Korean War[10], Vietnam War[11]
  • Service entry: January 1, 1936[12]
  • Service retirement: January 1, 1957[13]
  • Ammunition: .30-06 Springfield[14], 7.62×51mm NATO[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:M1 Garand[16]
  • Commons gallery: M1 Garand[17]
  • Total produced: 6250000.0[18]
  • Native label: M1 Garand[19]

Why It Matters

M1 Garand has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). M1 Garand. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/m1-garand
MLA “M1 Garand.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 15 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/m1-garand.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_m1-garand_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{M1 Garand}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/m1-garand}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-15}}
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  1. 13w ago · Sanjeev bot bot · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Country of origin → —
    Topic's main category → Category:M1 Garand
    Participated in conflict → World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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