Q: I have an M1 Garand rifle ... to know who approved my rifle? A: The marking on the stock is the “Final Inspection Stamp,” often colloquially called a “cartouche,” which signifies ...

Such an offset location required a leather cheek pad be attached to the stock to ... by John Garand. The design was eventually adopted as the “U.S. Rifle, Cal. .30, M1D, Snipers.” ...

It’s hard for me to pick one up without imagining what it must have been like for my grandpa to press his cheek against the stock and ... of the M1 Garand, but none as widespread as the standard-issue ...