Posting the Winter Soldier Arsenal made me realize I’ve never made a rebloggable version of the other posts. You can find this (and all the other crap, JFC) on AO3. But here it is.
This is an M1 Garand rifle. And a Steve. Hi Steve.
It’s the rifle all US Infantry were issued, because it was sturdy and dependable. It’s the gun Steve went through his training with before he was turned into Captain America. They would have been issued to everyone and also all over the place to scavenge. It is not, however, the kind of rifle Bucky is ever shown shooting in The First Avenger.
Tumblr Exodus 