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 of America
surface form: 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, Pennsylvania
surface form: 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 rifles
surface form: M1 Garand
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
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
surface form: 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
this entity surface form: M1917 Enfield rifle (in large numbers during WWI)
Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle developedFrom M1917 Enfield rifle
this entity surface form: Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle
Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle predecessor M1917 Enfield rifle
this entity surface form: Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle