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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle | 2 |
| M1917 Enfield rifle canonical | 1 |
| M1917 Enfield rifle (in large numbers during WWI) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1676996 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: M1917 Enfield rifle Context triple: [Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield, notableProduct, M1917 Enfield rifle]
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Lee–Enfield rifle
The Lee–Enfield rifle is a British bolt-action, magazine-fed service rifle that became one of the most widely used infantry weapons of the first half of the 20th century.
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B.
M1903 Springfield rifle
The M1903 Springfield rifle is a bolt-action service rifle that was standard issue for the U.S. military in the early 20th century, seeing extensive use in World War I and World War II.
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C.
Berdan rifle
The Berdan rifle was a 19th-century single-shot bolt-action military rifle that served as a standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Russian Army.
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D.
Mosin–Nagant rifle
The Mosin–Nagant rifle is a bolt-action military rifle developed in the late 19th century that became one of the most widely produced and historically significant service rifles, used extensively by Russian and later Soviet forces in multiple major conflicts.
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E.
Vickers machine gun
The Vickers machine gun is a British water-cooled, belt-fed heavy machine gun widely used by the British Empire’s armed forces from World War I through World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: M1917 Enfield rifle Target entity description: 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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A.
Lee–Enfield rifle
The Lee–Enfield rifle is a British bolt-action, magazine-fed service rifle that became one of the most widely used infantry weapons of the first half of the 20th century.
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B.
M1903 Springfield rifle
The M1903 Springfield rifle is a bolt-action service rifle that was standard issue for the U.S. military in the early 20th century, seeing extensive use in World War I and World War II.
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C.
Berdan rifle
The Berdan rifle was a 19th-century single-shot bolt-action military rifle that served as a standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Russian Army.
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D.
Mosin–Nagant rifle
The Mosin–Nagant rifle is a bolt-action military rifle developed in the late 19th century that became one of the most widely produced and historically significant service rifles, used extensively by Russian and later Soviet forces in multiple major conflicts.
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E.
Vickers machine gun
The Vickers machine gun is a British water-cooled, belt-fed heavy machine gun widely used by the British Empire’s armed forces from World War I through World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bolt-action rifle
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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
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robustness ⓘ strong action suitable for high-pressure cartridges ⓘ |
| magazineCapacity | 5 rounds ⓘ |
| manufacturedBy |
Eddystone, Pennsylvania
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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
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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
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rear aperture sight ⓘ |
| standardIssue | yes, for many U.S. troops in World War I ⓘ |
| successorInU.S.Service |
M1 Garand rifles
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surface form:
M1 Garand
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| usedAs |
lend-lease weapon to Allied nations in WWII
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sniper rifle platform in some cases with telescopic sights ⓘ training rifle in interwar and WWII periods ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Army
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United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Chinese Civil War
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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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Subject: M1917 Enfield rifle Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
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