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The Pattern 1914 was chambered originally in a high velocity .276 caliber and then changed to .303 British when the experimental caliber proved to be troublesome. Remington manufactured the rifle for the British in WW1. After the U.S. joined the Allies it was easy to convert the rifle to 30-06. Which was important since the Federal Springfield Armory could not produce enough of the 1903 Springfield rifle to meet war demands.United States troops carried both the 1917 Enfield and the 1903 Springfield in World War I.  
The Pattern 1914 was chambered originally in a high velocity .276 caliber and then changed to .303 British when the experimental caliber proved to be troublesome. Remington manufactured the rifle for the British in WW1. After the U.S. joined the Allies it was easy to convert the rifle to 30-06. Which was important since the Federal Springfield Armory could not produce enough of the 1903 Springfield rifle to meet war demands.United States troops carried both the 1917 Enfield and the 1903 Springfield in World War I.  
== Specifications ==
*Weight: 9 lb. 3 oz. (4.17 kg)
*Length: 3 ft. 10.25 in. (1175 mm)
*Barrel length: 26.0 in (660 mm)
*Cartridge: .30-06 Springfield (7.62x63mm)
*Action: Modified Mauser turn bolt
*Muzzle velocity: 2700 ft/s (823 m/s)
*Feed system: 6-round magazine, 5-round clip fed reloading


==Film==
==Film==

Revision as of 03:07, 23 October 2009

The M1917 Enfield rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, and video games used by the following actors:

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M1917 Enfield .30-06

The Pattern 1914 was chambered originally in a high velocity .276 caliber and then changed to .303 British when the experimental caliber proved to be troublesome. Remington manufactured the rifle for the British in WW1. After the U.S. joined the Allies it was easy to convert the rifle to 30-06. Which was important since the Federal Springfield Armory could not produce enough of the 1903 Springfield rifle to meet war demands.United States troops carried both the 1917 Enfield and the 1903 Springfield in World War I.

Specifications

  • Weight: 9 lb. 3 oz. (4.17 kg)
  • Length: 3 ft. 10.25 in. (1175 mm)
  • Barrel length: 26.0 in (660 mm)
  • Cartridge: .30-06 Springfield (7.62x63mm)
  • Action: Modified Mauser turn bolt
  • Muzzle velocity: 2700 ft/s (823 m/s)
  • Feed system: 6-round magazine, 5-round clip fed reloading

Film

Television

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