WW1 Brit and American gear. From Peronne Museum.

[gew8805]

Though we all think of the '03 Springfield as the standard service rifle of American troops during WW1 - it was - more US troops were issued the M1917 than the '03 since neither Springfield nor Rock Island could produce enough to meet the hugely increased demand.

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[browningautorifle]

more US troops were issued the M1917 than the '03

Understood, still there were a few Krags made it too. Don't know how long they lasted, I should think they'd have been changed out before deployment...