Editing M1 Garand (section)

==Accessories==
[[File:US-Military-M5-Bayonet1.jpg|thumb|left|U.S. M5 bayonet with M8 scabbard]]
[[File:M31HEAT-RifleGrenade.jpg|thumb|upright|U.S. Marine preparing to fire M31 HEAT antitank rifle grenade from M1 rifle in the indirect mode with butt on the ground]]

Several accessories were used with the Garand rifle. Several different styles of [[bayonet]]s fit the rifle: the [[M1905 bayonet|M1905]], with a 16-inch (406&nbsp;mm) blade; the [[M1 bayonet|M1]] with a 10-inch (254&nbsp;mm) blade (either made standard or shortened from existing M1905 bayonets); and the [[M5 bayonet]] with a 6.75-inch (171&nbsp;mm) blade.

Also available was the [[M7 grenade launcher]] that could easily be attached to the end of the barrel.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bishop |first=Chris |title=The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II |publisher=[[Sterling Publishing]]|year=2002 |page=214 |isbn=978-1-58663-762-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Popular Science]] |title=Fitting the Army's Modern Garand Rifle |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0SkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA74 |date=March 1944 |publisher=Bonnier Corporation |page=74}}</ref> It could be sighted using the M15 sight, which was attached with screws to the left side of the stock, just forward of the trigger.

A cleaning tool, oiler and grease containers could be stored in two cylindrical compartments in the buttstock for use in the field.

The M1907 two-piece leather rifle sling was the most common type of sling used with the weapon through World War II. In 1942, a cheaper and more adjustable olive drab canvas sling was introduced and gradually replaced the M1907 after the war.<ref>{{cite book |last=Henry |first=Mark R. |title=The U.S. Army in World War II: The Pacific |publisher=Osprey Publishing |year=2000 |page=21 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NWfaq-oqMA0C&pg=PA21 |edition=Illustrated |isbn=978-1-85532-995-9}}</ref>

Another accessory was the ''winter trigger'', developed during the Korean War.<ref name="civilianmarksmanship">{{cite web |url=http://www.civilianmarksmanship.com/accessoryhtml/accwintertrig.html |website=Civilian Marksmanship Program |title=M1 Accessories - Winter Trigger |date=2002}}</ref> It consisted of a small mechanism installed on the trigger guard, allowing the soldier to remotely pull the trigger by depressing a lever just behind the guard.<ref name="civilianmarksmanship" /> This enabled the shooter to fire his weapon while using winter gloves, which could get "stuck" on the trigger guard or not allow for proper movement of the finger.<ref name="civilianmarksmanship" />