[ARCHIVED THREAD] - M1 Tanker

Posted: 7/2/2008 7:49:19 PM EDT

Why do they call M1s Tankers sometimes? Doesnt make sense to me.

Posted: 7/2/2008 8:15:11 PM EDT

[#1]

It was just a name given to commercially produced shortened versions of the M1 rifle back in the 60's. I've been told that it was a marketing ploy someone came up with to convince prospective buyers that the design was intended to be used by armored vehicle crew members.

The U.S. Ordinance Dept. did experiment with the design in WWII, considering it for airborne troops. It was designated the T26 and never went in to production.

Posted: 7/3/2008 4:06:37 PM EDT

[#2]

thanks, knowledge is power

Posted: 8/29/2008 10:57:22 AM EDT

[#3]

Two interesting variants that never saw service were the M1E5 and T26 (popularly known as the "Tanker Garand"). The M1E5 is equipped with a folding buttstock, while the T26 uses the standard solid stock, and has a shorter, 18-inch barrel. The "tanker" name was also used after the war as a marketing gimmick for commercially-modified Garands. Another variant that never saw duty was the T20E2. This variant is a Garand modified to accept Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) magazines, and has selective fire capability, with semi- and fully-automatic modes. Several Ordnance commands at various organizational levels in the Pacific also modified Garand rifles late in the war to produce both Garand 'Tanker'-type carbines and BAR-magazine-equipped Garands similar to the T20E2, though it is unknown if any of these weapons ever saw actual service.[citation needed]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garand#Variants

Posted: 8/29/2008 6:07:35 PM EDT

[#4]

I am experimenting. First time with photobucket.

M1 Garand coverted to T26 in .308 with forward scope mount and m14 magazine feed.

http://s402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/bdcochran/

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