26 CA Rifle Number 5724

The 26th Century Antiques Rifle Number 5724 was a firing replica of the M1 Garand rifle built in by 26th Century Antiques for the Henderson family on the colony of. Originally, the rifle was used for recreational shooting, however, in, the oldest son of the family, Vincent Henderson, ran away from home to join the on the planet, taking the rifle with him.

The weapon was used by Vincent for a short period of time, until he and his rebel unit came into contact with well-trained and equipped troops. In fear, Vincent dropped the weapon and deserted his post. The rifle was taken by the troops, but it was recaptured by the  during an ambush on the patrol less than  hours later.

The rifle was soon after sold on the black market to a well-to-do officer on. When the officer passed in, with no next of kin, the authorities took custody of the weapon, and eventually issued it to a young member of the. The rifle was reissued three more times, until it was finally destroyed during the invasion of.