The 2nd Raider Battalion was one of the first US military units to use the new M-1 Garand in combat. This special privilege allowed the Raiders to experiment with a variety of new innovations and weapons, resulting in a unique, yet deliberately curated armory. With a focus on mobility, the Raiders opted for lighter weapons with higher rates of fire. For example, the Raiders used the air-cooled .30 caliber Browning machine gun instead of its .50 caliber brother, issued to standard infantry units. The Raiders tested myriad innovative equipment including portable individual man stoves, folding bicycles, and eight-foot toggle ropes that had a loop at one end and a stake at the other, useful for scaling cliffs. Some items in the Raider arsenal became unique to raiders, such as the "Raider Stiletto", a dagger issued to Raider units modeled after the British commando's Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, and the "Gung Ho" knife and jacket, the latter being a large heavy Bowie style knife and the jacket is a hunting jacket with large pockets replacing the need for a backpack. One of the most unique weapons in the Raider arsenal was the British Boys anti-tank