Watervliet Arsenal Museum - Small Arms / 06 M1 Garand, M1D Sniper Rifle, MG34 German Machine Gun, M1D Sniper Rifle, M1 Garand
Bill Maloney
1/8/2014

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06 M1 Garand, M1D Sniper Rifle, MG34 German Machine Gun, M1D Sniper Rifle, M1 Garand

US M1 Garand Rifle

Caliber: .30-06 Springfield
Action: Semi Automatic, Gas operated rotating bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 2,800 fps
Range: 450 yards
Weight of Round - oz
Magazine Capacity: 8 round clips
Barrel Length: 24 inches
Overall Length: 43.5 inches
Weight: 9.5 lbs
Year Built: 1936
Cost: $85

M1 Garand Rifles at other Military Museums in the Northeast

M1Garand Prototype at the West Point Museum in West Point,NY	Another M1Garand Rifle at the US Army Ordnance Museum in Aberdeen, MD	An M1Garand Semiautomatic Rifle at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburgh, PA	M1Garand at the Military Museum of Southern New England in Danbury, CT

An M1Garand Semiautomatic Rifle at the Fort Dix Army Reserve Mobilization Museum in Fort Dix, NJ	M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle at the Eldred World War II Museum in Eldred, PA	M1Garand at the Militia Museum of New Jersey in Sea Girt, NJ	An M1Garand Semiautomatic Rifle at the US Navy Museum in Washington, DC

US M1D Sniper Rifle

German WWII MG34 Machine Gun Specifications:

Caliber: 7.92mm
Ammo: 7.92 Mauser
Rate of Fire: 900 rounds per minute
Barrel Length: 24.7 inches
Weight: 24 lbs 6 oz
Mount: Ground bipod
Rate of Fire: 2,500 -3,000 rounds per minute
Feed: 75 round saddle type drum or belt feed
Entered Service: 1941
Unit Cost: $

Other German WWII MG34 Machune Guns at other military museums in the Northeast

Another German WWII MG34 Machine Gun at the USS Salem Museum in Quincy, MA	Another German WWII MG34 Machine Gun at the American Air Power Museum in Farmingdale, NY