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M-1

[ em-wuhn ]

noun

, plural M-1's.
  1. a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kilograms): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.


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I had one gun, an M-1 from World War I, but it was sawed down a little bit.

One for the M-1 rifle and the other for the carbine—rather, this is the M-14, the new one.

Did he have exposure on another course for M-1 firing at a later date?

This was the straight M-1 gas-operated rifle that has been used by the military services?

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