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U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1
TypeSemi-automatic rifle
Place of origin United States
Service history
In service1936–1957
Used bySee Users
WarsWorld War II, Korean War, Vietnam War Other conflicts around the world
Production history
DesignerJohn C. Garand
Designed1932
ManufacturerSpringfield Armory
Winchester
Harrington & Richardson
International Harvester
Beretta
Breda[1]
Springfield Armory, Inc. (civilian)
Produced1936–present
No. builtApprox. 5.4 million[2]
VariantsM1C, M1D
Specifications
Mass9.5 lb (4.31 kg) to 11.6 lb (5.3 kg)
Length43.6 in (1,107.4 mm)
Barrel length24 in (609.6 mm)

Cartridge.30-06 Springfield
7.62x51mm NATO (U.S. Navy and some commercial variants)
ActionGas-operated, rotating bolt
Muzzle velocity2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)
Effective firing range440 yd (402 m)[3]
Feed system8-round "en bloc" clip internal magazine
SightsAperture rear sight, barleycorn-type front sight

storm rifle 58 (shortened StG58 ) is an assault rifle manufactured by Steyr-Daimler-Puch. It was the predecessor of the Austrian federal army's used StG 77. Today it becomes in Austria only more of National Guard as drilling weapon for representation purposes assigned. The original name of the Urspungsmodells is FN FAL (Fabrique national one - Fusil Automatique casual). It became from the Belgian Fabrique national one developed and was in 20. Century the furthest common storm rifle at all; it was used from at least 70 countries and is partly today still used. The first prototype was developed 1946 by the weapon technical designer Dieudonné Saive, that at the same time to SAFN-49 worked. For this reason itself both models are technically very similar. The characteristic at the StG58 is the wood shank and the swinging out bipod. Later to reduce the wood shank replaced by a plastic shank by the weight of the weapon. The Mündungsfeuerdämpfer permitted besides also a putting on of rifle grenades.

  1. ^ Small Arms Review article on Italian-made Garands
  2. ^ Scott Duff. "Who Made M1 Garands? How Many Were Made? When Were They Made?". Excerpted from The M1 Garand: Owner’s Guide copyright 1994 by Scott A. Duff. Retrieved 2007-05-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "U.S. Department of the Army Technical Manual No. 9-1005-222-12" (pdf). Re-published by www.biggerhammer.net. 17 March 1969. Retrieved 2007-05-18.