Remington Model 1917 Serial Number - Keenlittle
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The receiver ring of the rifle was stamped “U.S./Model of 1917/ name of maker/serial number. Had 149 of their Model 1917 rifles (all made by Remington).

Presented for sale, you will find a Remington Model 1917. The metal is in great shape. The wood looks pretty good also. The action is smooth. The images will. Military Model 1917 Rifle: Remington: Covering numbers: 1 - 646000. Please enter a serial number and click the submit button. The Remington M1917 Enfield rifle actually served harder and saw more combat in World War I than the better known Springfield 1903 or the M1 Garand though rarely.

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Remington Model 1917 Serial Number - Keenlittle

US Rifle, Model of 1917, Caliber 30
M1917 Enfield rifle from the collections of Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Type	Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1917–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	World War I Banana Wars Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War Chinese Civil War Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion Vietnam War (limited)
Production history
Designed	1917
Manufacturer	Winchester Repeating Arms Company Remington Arms Eddystone Arsenal
No. built	2,193,429 total
Variants	Remington Model 30
Specifications
Mass	9.187 lb (4.167 kg) (empty)
Length	46.3 in (1,180 mm)
Barrel length	26 in (660 mm)
Cartridge	.30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm)
Action	Modified Mauser turn bolt
Muzzle velocity	2,800 ft/s (853 m/s) with Cartridge .30 M2 Ball
Effective firing range	600 yd (549 m)
Maximum firing range	5,500 yd (5,029 m) with .30 M1 Ball cartridge ^[1]
Feed system	6-round magazine, 5-round clip fed reloading

The M1917 Enfield, the 'American Enfield', formally named 'United States Rifle, cal .30, Model of 1917' is an American modification and production of the .303-inch (7.7 mm)Pattern 1914 Enfield (P14) rifle (listed in British Service as Rifle No. 3) developed and manufactured during the period 1917–1918. Numerically, it was the main rifle used by the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I. The Danish Slædepatruljen Sirius still use the M1917, which performs reliably in Arctic conditions, as their service weapon.

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Left to right: .303 British, 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka and .30-06 Springfieldsoft point ammunition

.276 Enfield (7×60mm) rimless bottlenecked riflecartridge for which the action was originally designed.

.30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm) rifle cartridge for which the M1917 Enfield was adapted.

Before World War I, the British had the Short Magazine Lee–Enfield (SMLE) as their main rifle. Compared to the German Mausers or U.S. 1903 Springfield, the SMLE's .303 rimmed cartridge, originally a black powder cartridge, was ill-suited for feeding in magazine or belt-fed weapons and the SMLE was thought to be less accurate than its competition at longer ranges. The long-range accuracy of German 7×57mm Model 1893 and 1895 Mausers in the hands of Boer marksmen during the Boer War (1899 -1902) made a big impression on the British Army, and a more powerful, modern rifle was desired. Thus, even though improved Lee–Enfield variants (the SMLE) and .303 British Mark VII ammunition with pointed (spitzer) projectiles entered service after the Boer War in 1910, a committee was formed to develop an entirely new design of rifle and cartridge. The starting point was to copy many of the features of the Mauser system. The rifle was developed at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield (arsenal) in the United Kingdom.

This development named the Pattern 1913 Enfield or P13, included a front locking, dual lug bolt action with Mauser type claw extractor as well as a new, powerful rimless .276 Enfield cartridge. The design carried over a Lee–Enfield type safety at the rear of the action and a bolt that cocked on closing to ease unlocking of the bolt during rapid fire. An advanced design, for the era, of aperture rearsight and a long sight radius were incorporated to maximize accuracy potential. Ease of manufacture was also an important criterion. However, the onset of World War I came too quickly for the UK to put it into production before the new cartridge could be perfected, as it suffered from overheating in rapid fire and bore fouling.

As it entered World War I, the UK had an urgent need for rifles, and contracts for the new rifle were placed with arms companies in the United States. They decided to ask these companies to produce the new rifle design in the old .303 British chambering for convenience of ammunition logistics. The new rifle was termed the 'Pattern 14'. In the case of the P14 rifle, Winchester and Remington were selected. A third manufacturer, Eddystone Arsenal – a subsidiary of Remington – was tooled up at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone, Pennsylvania. Thus, three variations of the P14 and M1917 exist, labeled 'Winchester,' 'Remington' or 'Eddystone'.

World War I[edit]

When the U.S. entered the war, it had a similar need for rifles. The Springfield Armory had delivered approximately 843,000 M1903 Springfield rifles, but due to the difficulties in production, rather than re-tool the Pattern 14 factories to produce the standard U.S. rifle, the M1903 Springfield, it was realized that it would be much quicker to adapt the British design. Although it might have been faster to retain chambering for the .303 British military cartridge, the design was modified for the U.S. .30-06 Springfield cartridge to simplify ammunition logistics. The Enfield design was well-suited to the .30-06 Springfield; it was a big, strong action and was originally intended to employ a long, powerful, rimless bottlenecked cartridge. Accordingly, Remington Arms Co. altered the design for caliber .30-06 Springfield, under the close supervision of the U.S. Army Ordnance Department, which was formally adopted as the U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1917. In addition to Remington's production at Ilion, New York and Eddystone, Pennsylvania, Winchester produced the rifle at their New Haven, Connecticut plant, a combined total more than twice the 1903's production, and was the unofficial service rifle. Eddystone made 1,181,908 rifles – more than the production of Remington (545,541 rifles) and Winchester (465,980 rifles) combined.^[2]^[3]Although standardization with interchangeable parts was intended, early Winchester rifles (including the first five-thousand with a simple W on the receiver rather than Winchester) used slightly differing parts, causing interchangeability issues with the rifles produced by Remington and Eddystone until Winchester corrected the problem in later production.^[4]

Design changes were few; the stripper clip feed, internal box magazine, bolt face, chamber and rifling dimensions were altered to suit the .30-06 Springfield cartridge and the US pattern 5-round stripper clips, the stock was slightly redesigned, lightening it somewhat, and the volley fire sights on the left side of the weapon were deleted. The markings were changed to reflect the model and caliber change. A 16.5-inch blade bayonet, the M1917 bayonet was produced for use on the rifle; it was later used on several other small arms including the M97 and M12trench shotguns and early M1 Garands.

The new rifle was used alongside the M1903 Springfield, and quickly surpassed the Springfield design in numbers produced and units issued. By November 11, 1918 about 75% of the AEF in France were armed with M1917s.^[5]

An M1917 Enfield rifle was used by Sergeant Alvin

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