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100th Infantry
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A Japanese-American rifleman hides in corn stalks in a field, wary of German snipers. He is with the 100th Infantry in Italy.
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GI Collectors Guide states this is a rubber butt pad used in combination with the granadelaunch cup for fireing handgranades mounted on the muzzle of Springfield rifles. It further says that is was, but rarely used on M1 Garand Rifles. (If this is...
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He better not shoot with his fingers there.
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Don't look like corn stalks.Is he using a rubber butt pad??
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As I understand it, the Garand was rarely used in combat with a rifle grenade launcher. During the war, the only RGL available for it was the M7, but it interfered with the operation of the gas used for semi-auto fire. The M7A1 solved the problem, but...
As I understand it, the Garand was rarely used in combat with a rifle grenade launcher. During the war, the only RGL available for it was the M7, but it interfered with the operation of the gas used for semi-auto fire. The M7A1 solved the problem, but was too late for use in WWII. In any case, with a RGL mounted, the Garand could only fire single-shot, so most users seemed to prefer the Springfield.