See “The Greatest Battle Implement Ever Devised” at the Winchester Repeating Arms Booth #2125 at the 2015 NRA Annual Meeting in Nashville
April 2015
As the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII approaches, it’s time to recall the greatest battle rifle of that bitter conflict. The M1 rifle was invented by John C. Garand and was standardized by the US Military in 1936. It served with distinction throughout WWII and the Korean Conflict until it was replaced by the M14 in 1957. Even then the M1 Garand remained in service with numerous components of the US Armed Services until the early 1970s.
The M1’s combat effectiveness was held in such high regard that General George S. Patton proclaimed it “The Greatest Battle Implement Ever Devised.”
Built by Winchester
If you’ll be attending the 2015 NRA Annual Meetings from April 10 – 12 in Nashville, be sure to make time to stop by the Winchester Repeating Arms booth (#2125) and see a very special, one-of-a-kind M1 Garand rifle. It was built by Winchester in 1941 and bears the serial number 02828.
Presented to General George S. Patton himself
What makes this M1 rifle, of the more than 5 million Garands ever produced, so incredibly unique? This is the Winchester M1 Garand that was presented to General George S. Patton himself! You’ll find it in a special velvet-lined display case in the Winchester Repeating Arms booth, and it appears courtesy of the Cody Firearms Museum.
