DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL

FM 23-5

for the U.S. Rifle, CALIBER .30, M1

Chapters:

1.)- INTRODUCTION

2.)- MECHANICAL TRAINING

3.)- OPERATIONS AND FUNCTIONING

4.)- STOPPAGES AND IMMEDIATE ACTION

5.)- MAINTENANCE

6.)- AMMUNITION

HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THEARMY - MAY 1965

The information presented here is a faithfulreproduction of the original 1965 U.S. Army Field Manual.The only deviation from the original format is that some of thegraphics are from other sources due to the poor quality of the picturesin the original manual. Non-original graphics are were taken from "The Fighting GARAND", Owners Manual" by Nolan Wilson, and "The M1 Rifle", by The NRA - An American Rifleman reprint.