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An M1917 Enfield rifle was used by Sergeant Alvin C. York on October 8, 1918, during the event for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, as the U.S. 82nd Division's (which York was a part of) official history states the division had been issued the M1917 (Eddystone), then replaced them with the No 1 Mk III Lee-Enfield while training with the ...
The Remington Model 30 is a US sporting rifle of the inter-war period based on the military P14/M1917 Enfield rifle action, which was manufactured for the British and US governments during World War I. [4] [5] Initial specimens used surplus military parts with some modifications in order to consume the stock of parts, though further modifications were made as production progressed and later ...
Here it produced the Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle and M1917 Enfield rifle. A large portion of the rifles used by American soldiers in France in World War I were made at Eddystone. [ 13 ] In January 1918 Remington Arms was absorbed by Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company , which took over the rifle plant.
The M1917 bayonet was designed to be used with the US M1917 Enfield.30 caliber rifle, as well as seven different models of U.S. trench shotguns. The blade was 17 in (43 cm) long with an overall length of 22 in (56 cm). [ 1 ]
The Winchester-Burton Light Machine Rifle or Burton M1917 LMR (known colloquially as the Burton) is an early automatic rifle designed by Frank F. Burton in 1917. It is thought to have been designed for destroying enemy observation balloons , [ 3 ] but the theory is unconfirmed. [ 4 ]
M1917 Browning machine gun, a belt-fed water-cooled machine gun; M1917 Revolver, a .45 ACP revolver produced by Colt and Smith & Wesson; M1917 Enfield, an American bolt-action rifle; M1917 light tank, a light tank in US Army service, a near copy of the Renault FT; 75 mm gun M1917, a US-manufactured variant of the British QF 18-pounder artillery gun
The fifth and last character detailed the packing method (Cartons, Bandoleers, or Belts / Links) and container type used (M1917 Rifle Ammunition Packing Box, M23 Ammo Crate, etc.) and was designated by a letter. The AIC was replaced by the FSN (Federal Stock Number) in 1958, which later became the NSN (National Stock Number) in 1975.
A5 Cal. .30 machine gun M1917A- (M1917 Browning machine gun) A6 Cal. .30 machine gun M1919A- (M1919 Browning machine gun) A7 37 mm gun carriage M1916A1, A2; A8 ammunition cart machine gun M1917; A9 37 mm ammunition cart M1917; A10 Items not authorized for general use; A11 Lewis aircraft machine gun, cal. .30 M1918, parts and equipment.