Anyone remember 1950's M1 Garand "Instructors"?

[cmansguns]

Anyone out there still remember the DC Comics of the early 1950's......especially those of GI Joe where the cover usually had a big yellow fireblast coming from the extra large front sight of an M1 Garand.

The stories were great, the pics great...just enough to get a 7 year olds attention while Mom went about the aisles in the supermarket on a Saturday morning. I would be camped at the magazine stand, trying to get a peek at what Dad (Mom didn't drive..ever) was scoping (usually Argosy, or True Detective) and desperately trying to come up with some chore I could do (later) that would gain me the 12 cents for the comic now.

Alas..........back to my post title:

There was dang good info on care and cleaning of the M1 Garand available in those days.....both Mom and Pop wouldn't allow me to have it because we didn't have an M1, and probably never would as they were "Army rifles". That was the official reason.........I think Mom & Pop just didn't like the "lady instructor...Connie" (well...Pop probably did but couldn't say so)

Anyway........check out the tips.......still good today!

 

[JJEH]

Anyone remember 1950's M1 Garand "Instructors"?

I sure don't, I'm too young. But they seem interesting

 

[Texas Star]

My Garand instructors were ROTC NCO's in high school. We used the usual Army manuals.

Only got to fire them at summer camp.

My only rifle then was a nice No. 4 .303 by Savage-Stevens.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Good old Connie Rodd. In my day (1967-1971) they Armyhad a "comic book" PS-the Preventive Service monthly. With Connie Rodd, Sgt. Halfmast, Sgt. Macon Sparks, then Bonnie. IIRC it was initially drawn by Will Elder, one of MAD's top illustrators. Bonnie was drawn sort of like a film noir heroine, terrific to look at but also tough and no pushover. The idea was to put maintenance information in a format the troops could read and understand as opposed to a dry technical bulletin.