FULTON ARMORY

"In my opinion, the M1 Rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised." LGEN George S. Patton, Jr.

The US Rifle M1 was the first semiautomatic rifle to be the standard small arm of the US Military, and the first semiautomatic rifle to be adopted by a major military power. It was the product of a genuine genius, John Cantius Garand. While the M1 Rifle was never officially referred to as the Garand, it is known by no other name so widely. First adopted in 1936, the M1 Rifle served the US in World War II, Korea, a host of "police actions" and interventions, and, in the hands of allies, in the Vietnam War. Even there the US Army fielded accurized sniper M1 rifles even though the M1 had by that time been supplanted by the M14 and later the M16.

To many the M1 Rifle has a classic elegance and grace characteristic of a bygone era, when steel was forged in white heat and walnut was carefully shaped for both form and function. There will never be again such a rifle, so brimming with the genius of an individual mind, so well constructed to outlive us all, so sculpted as to ask the hand to caress.

We at the Fulton Armory have striven to recreate the classic Garand with our Peerless, Competition, and Service Grade M1 Rifles; we hope you believe we have succeeded. See our M1 Rifle page to find out what we've accomplished. For the M1 owner we offer a broad spectrum of parts, accessories, tools and books to increase your enjoyment of this timeless artifact; see our M1 Rifle Parts page for details.

Thanks for interest in the M1 Rifle and Fulton Armory!

The 1943 Rock Island Armory Ordnance Field Service Base Shop Data Manual:
How to dismantle an M1: 

• Removal of the three main groups
• Dismantling the stock
• Removal of gas cylinder group and front hand guard; removal of the operating rod spring and follower rod
• Removal of the operating rod handle from receiver group; removal of the rear hand guard
• Dismantling of the receiver
• Dismantling of the bolt, accelerator and follower assembly
• Removal of clip latch and sight
• Dismantling of barrel from receiver
• Dismantling of trigger housing
• Dismantling of trigger housing (continued)

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