Canadian John Garand invented the M1 semiautomatic rifle or Garand rifle in 1934..Garand was Chief Civilian Engineer at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts
In 1936 it was adopted by the US army to be the common rifle for the US GI praised by General George S. Patton, Jr., as "a magnificent weapon" and "the most deadly rifle in the world." http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blgarand.htm
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