After ww 2 M-1 rifles were sent back to the Military in large quantities. Also used in
Korea and possibly early Nam. DCM (Director of Civilian Markshmanship ) sold many,
many rifles to qualified civilians. As is the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) is
still doing. Check on web site www.odcmp.com .. Also surplus M-1 ammo. Many
M-1 rifles were lend leased to both Greece and the Dutch and have been returned.
And yes. O.D. is olive drab, and in the states it was the winter class A uniform consisting of O.D. shirt, pants, blouse , hat and overcoat. Early field jackets were tan,
as were tankers jackets, mackinaws ETC but were considered field equipt. Later field
jackets were green. In ETO the O.D. pants and shirt were the combat uniform, along
with O.D. overcoats, or field jackets, pile liners (under field jacket) . Socks , scarves,
wool knit caps (jeep hats) wool knit gloves ETC were also O.D.. I am sure I missed
some things but that was 60 years ago when I was a 3rd I.D. dogface in ETO. If pic
comes out thats me on the left
