Description This REPRINT of Department of the Army, Field Manual 23-5 is a guide in the instruction and training in the mechanical operation of the M1 Garand rifle, once described by General George S Patton as The greatest battle implement ever devised.
Coverage includes a detailed description of the rifle and its general characteristics; procedures for disassembly and assembly; methods of loading; an explanation of functioning; a discussion of stoppages and immediate action; a description of the ammunition; and instructions on the care and cleaning of both the weapon and ammunition.
The material presented is applicable, without modification, to both nuclear and non-nuclear warfare.
Middle Coast Publishing, Incorporated Fm 23-5: u.s, rifle - caliber .30 m1, paperback/department of the army
