eclancy
Member
Hi all,
Ok here's another qestion that most of you can answer have fun:
When did the USMC first make contact to the War Dept., Ordnance for the US Caliber .30 M1 Rifles for the cost and issue to the USMC?
Remember, it's the GREAT DEPRESSION and Ordnance in the War Dept., and Springfield Armory must "SELL" by getting Orders for the M1 Garand. Ordnance had used it's funding for the year already and when they asked for more funding the War Dept said NO. The only way to keep the M1 Garand going was to SELL it to other services. If not sold then the Project for the M1 Garand would and almost did fail. We were the only country to enter into WW2 with a semi-automatic Rifle as Standard issue.
http://www.garandm1rifle.com
http://www.users.fast.net/~eclancy
Thanks again for taking the time and effort to read and reply to this
Clancy
Ok here's another qestion that most of you can answer have fun:
When did the USMC first make contact to the War Dept., Ordnance for the US Caliber .30 M1 Rifles for the cost and issue to the USMC?
Remember, it's the GREAT DEPRESSION and Ordnance in the War Dept., and Springfield Armory must "SELL" by getting Orders for the M1 Garand. Ordnance had used it's funding for the year already and when they asked for more funding the War Dept said NO. The only way to keep the M1 Garand going was to SELL it to other services. If not sold then the Project for the M1 Garand would and almost did fail. We were the only country to enter into WW2 with a semi-automatic Rifle as Standard issue.
http://www.garandm1rifle.com
http://www.users.fast.net/~eclancy
Thanks again for taking the time and effort to read and reply to this
Clancy