Originally Posted by Pappy348
Originally Posted by WTF
And not to be called a P17


Sorry; I can't spell Enfield.

Originally Posted by Hotrod_Lincoln
The P-14 is the same basic action , but it's chambered for the rimmed .303 British cartridge. The rifle in the picture has had the ears for the rear sight milled off and it has been restocked in sporter style. The US M-1917 was manufactured in the United States by Remington, Winchester, and Eddystone for export to England during WW I, and US troops were issued a limited number of them late in the war instead of 03 Springfields. Lots of of unfired Eddystone rifles were carried by trainees as drill rifles during WW II, including my father who was in the Air Force Cadet pilot training program. The Civilian Marksmanship Program sold thousands of them, new and unfired, to rifle clubs, ROTC units, and other purchasers in the 1950's.
Jerry


Pretty sure that more U.S. troops were issued Enfields than Springfields, including quite possibly Sgt. Alvin York.



Yes, about 75% of the rifles issued to the AEF were M17s. Over 800,000 of them were issued for service on the Western Front, and another 320,000 odd were held in reserve in Europe. Over 2.2 million of them were produced. Julian Hatcher rated it "the best military rifle used in WWI"