M1917 enfield

[PSCHMID]

Did the M1917 Enfield serve in WWII?? Thanks

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[kragluver]

Yes, it saw quite a bit of service. Primarily as a training rifle in the US, but it was also issued to artillery and engineer troops in N. Africa and may have served as late as the Sicily campaign. Of course, many rifles were sent to Allies during the war including the UK, Canada, Denmark, China, France, etc. The Filipino's used the 1917 almost exclusively against the Japanese. Many '17s were also captured when the Japanese took the Philippines and were used against us at Guadalcanal and elsewhere.

[Chuckindenver]

the M1917 saw service, from WW1 clear up to 1975.. if not by our guys, we gave thousands of them to China, Thialand, ect..just to name a few.
the best Viet Nam war trophys iv seen were 17,s first was a Winchester 17, fitted to a M14 stock, rusty and rough, with capture papers taped to the stock,
the second was a Winchester 17 all correct, down to the stock.
guy that has it is the one who captured it, has capture papers, and a nice blip about him in the USMC magazine dated 1971, with his mug, and rifle in the Mag..
he had lost the rear handguard, and a couple small parts, had me safety check the rifle, and match up the parts that were lost.
said the guy that he took it from , was shooting at them with the rifle, and no longer had a need for it lol..

[RBruce]

In training somewhere on the left coast, I think.