The
definitive study - covering everything that was carried into combat by the Army
or Marines, including the M1 Garand, the Bazooka, the Government Model .45 Automatic,
the M1 Carbine, the Thompson Submachine Gun, "Grease Gun" and more. 303 pages,
417 photos.
Special "collector notes"
in each chapter!
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Excerpt
World
War II Garand rifle bayonets.
(Top portion) M1905 bayonet, WWII production
(Center portion) M1 bayonet
(Bottom portion) M1 M1905E1 bayonet made from pre-war M1905 bayonet.
(Right
portion) M1941 Johnson rifle with barrel removed. This feature made the Johnson
rifle attractive to the newly formed Marine Corps airborne units early in World
War II.
(Above)
M1A1 bazooka. Note that the "contact box" of the M1 bazooka has been
replaced by the two small contact projections near the end of the tube. This is
an early variant with two hand grips. Later M1A1 bazookas had only a single hand
grip containing the trigger assembly. (Hayes Otoupalik Collection)
(Left) View of the battery compartment of the M1A1 bazooka. The small light bulb
used to test the bazooka's electrical system is visible in this photo.
The
definitive study - covering everything that was carried into combat by the Army
or Marines, including the M1 Garand, the Bazooka, the Government Model .45 Automatic,
the M1 Carbine, the Thompson Submachine Gun, "Grease Gun" and more. 303 pages,
417 photos.
World
War II Garand rifle bayonets.
(Right
portion) M1941 Johnson rifle with barrel removed. This feature made the Johnson
rifle attractive to the newly formed Marine Corps airborne units early in World
War II. 
(Above)
M1A1 bazooka. Note that the "contact box" of the M1 bazooka has been
replaced by the two small contact projections near the end of the tube. This is
an early variant with two hand grips. Later M1A1 bazookas had only a single hand
grip containing the trigger assembly. (Hayes Otoupalik Collection)
