The T26 plus the following M1

[eclancy]

Gentlemen,
Here are a few of the early M1 following M1's. Have fun with these. If you have time let me know what you think.








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Thanks again for taking the time and effort to read this data. I hope you have learned a little of the history of the M1 Garand.
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[Dookiebutt]

Tankers in the field?

[Ben Hartley]

Hi, Ev'body...

Originally Posted by Dookiebutt

Tankers in the field?

Best as I recall, the "field modified" M1 was done in the Philippines (ca 1944) by US Ordnance as a "suggested" modification to make house-to-house or jungle operations easier. The rationale was that the shorter rifle would be handier in cramped quarters. As the muzzle blast was found to be unacceptably intense, and as the war was winding down anyway, the design was never adopted.

The T26 was, indeed, of military manufacture, but the same objections applied, and it wasn't adopted, either.

There never were "Tankers" officially adopted, nor were any used in combat. In fact, the very term "Tanker" is post-WWII, and is a civilian / commercial term, to boot. It was a term adopted as a marketing gimmick, nothing more.

HTH

Ben Hartley

(If I'm right, all of this information has been published, but Clancy'd blow me out of the water were I to quote the author, whose initials are JSH.)