One of the most important rifles in American history nearly became something very different. Its destiny turned on a deceptively simple issue: which cartridge the Army chose to keep.
In January 1945, just months before Germany's unconditional surrender in World War Two, George S. Patton famously declared the M1 Garand as "the greatest battle implement ever devised." The accolade ...
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