M1917 Enfield rifle

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The M1917 Enfield rifle is a bolt-action military service rifle used extensively by U.S. forces during World War I and beyond, valued for its robustness, accuracy, and .30-06 chambering.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bolt-action rifle ⓘ
military service rifle ⓘ
actionType bolt action ⓘ
barrelLength approximately 26 inches (660 mm) ⓘ
basedOn Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle ⓘ
boltDesign Mauser-type rotating bolt ⓘ
cartridgeType rimless rifle cartridge ⓘ
chamberedFor .30-06 Springfield ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedAs modification of Pattern 1914 Enfield to .30-06 ⓘ
feedSystem internal box magazine ⓘ
knownFor accuracy ⓘ
robustness ⓘ
strong action suitable for high-pressure cartridges ⓘ
magazineCapacity 5 rounds ⓘ
manufacturedBy Eddystone (Remington-UMC plant at Eddystone, Pennsylvania) ⓘ
Remington Arms ⓘ
Winchester Repeating Arms Company ⓘ
material steel barrel and receiver ⓘ
wooden stock ⓘ
numberBuilt over 2 million units ⓘ
overallLength approximately 46.3 inches (1176 mm) ⓘ
postwarUse ceremonial rifle ⓘ
civilian sporting rifle conversions ⓘ
reserve and National Guard weapon ⓘ
primaryServicePeriod World War I era ⓘ
primaryU.S.ServiceRifleShare majority of U.S. rifles in WWI were M1917 rather than M1903 ⓘ
productionPeriod 1917–1919 (primary U.S. military production) ⓘ
receiverType enclosed receiver with rear aperture ⓘ
safety manual safety lever on bolt ⓘ
serviceEntry 1917 ⓘ
sightGraduation graduated to about 1600 yards ⓘ
sightType front blade sight ⓘ
rear aperture sight ⓘ
standardIssue yes, for many U.S. troops in World War I ⓘ
successorInU.S.Service M1 Garand ⓘ
linked to: M1 Garand rifles
usedAs lend-lease weapon to Allied nations in WWII ⓘ
sniper rifle platform in some cases with telescopic sights ⓘ
training rifle in interwar and WWII periods ⓘ
usedBy United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedInConflict Chinese Civil War ⓘ
Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ
Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Philippine–American conflicts (interwar and WWII era) ⓘ
Russian Civil War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
weightUnloaded approximately 9 pounds (about 4.1 kg) ⓘ

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M1903 Springfield rifle → replacedBy → M1917 Enfield rifle (in large numbers during WWI) ⓘ
linked to: M1917 Enfield rifle
Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle → developedFrom → Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle ⓘ
linked to: M1917 Enfield rifle
Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle → predecessor → Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle ⓘ
linked to: M1917 Enfield rifle
.30-06 Springfield → usedInFirearm → M1917 Enfield rifle ⓘ
Eddystone (Remington-UMC) (contract) → product → M1917 Enfield rifle ⓘ
P14 rifle → relatedWeapon → M1917 Enfield rifle ⓘ
P14 rifle → influenceOn → M1917 Enfield rifle design ⓘ
linked to: M1917 Enfield rifle