C&R · II · 562
M1 Garand, original military issue, before 1956
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 18 ↗
U.S. Rifle, cal. .30, M1, original military issue only, produced prior to 1956.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESOriginal as the ATF wording requires: “original military issue only”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1955 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “produced prior to 1956”
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Springfield Armory, Winchester, H&R, International HarvesterBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ²
- Caliber
- .30-06Basis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1937–1955ATF: made in 1955 or earlier; start year approximateBasis: outside reference ³
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 18 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “M1 Garand” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer: Springfield Armory, Winchester, Harrington & Richardson, International Harvester
- 2. Wikipedia, “M1 Garand” ↗, action: infobox action gas-operated, closed rotating bolt (semi-automatic)
- 3. Wikipedia, “M1 Garand” ↗, years: 'In total 5,468,772 M1 rifles were made from 1937 to 1957'; end 1955 follows ATF ‘prior to 1956’
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “M1 Garand rifle USA noBG new.png” by Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum), CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “M1 Garand”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The M1 Garand or M1 rifle is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army and United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War.