However, Kennedy’s M1 Garand rifle is from neither his presidency nor his time in the Navy. In 1957, the U.S. military introduced the M14 as its standard-issue service rifle and started to phase ...
Overall, the positive assessments of the M14 seem to far outweigh the negative ones. That legend began with the M1 Garand, a rifle that had served American GIs so faithful during both World War II ...