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Book Review: The U.S. Model 1917 Rifle - "America's Enfield" (Ad-free)
🕑 Added 2024-12-08 12:00:04 +0000 UTCAvailable from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Model-Rifle-Americas-Enfield/dp/1931464928
Available from the publisher, Mowbray:
https://gunandswordcollector.com/product/us-model-1917-rifle-canfield/
Bruce Canfield is one of the most prolific and prominent authors on American military small arms today, with a bunch of excellent works in print. He has now tackled the Model 1917 Enfield rifle, the most common American rifle of World War One and yet a weapon not well covered by previous books. In this new book, Canfield covers its development form the British Pattern 1914, production and use in the US during World War One, interwar storage and refurbishment, World War Two use by both the US and allies, and post-war disposal of the rifles. He also covers a variety of accessories including bayonets, grenade launchers, slings, sniper models, and more.
This is definitely the best single book available on the M1917, although admittedly that isn't a high bar to clear. However, it is a book that definitely reinforces Canfield's reputation as a go-to authority on American martial small arms.
Comments
Simon Jeffreys
That's arguable at best in engineering and ergonomic terms. You are of course perfectly entitled to your own opinion.
Glenn Miller
Is any particular person or group credited with the idea of retooling the American factories to produce the rifles in 30-06?
Kenneth Crips
The only functional shortcoming the P14, and the P17 had was cock on opening. You were extracting the spent cartridge and cocking the firing pin at the same time. The Mauser was cock on closing much better. There is actually a modification a gunsmith can do to change it to a cock on closing.
Guido Schriewer
very very very cool rifle but... I like the no4/5s better. combat shotgun sounds as a great book to me, too.
Terry
@4:00. I think you meant WWI, not WWII.
Kerwin Kerr
Ian, I've got one! Mine's an Eddystone and I didn't realize when I got it that it had a counterbored barrel. I later found out that this was a common practice when the bore at the muzzle was eroded out. So, I finally had my gunsmith install a brand new replacement barrel from DCM. Did Mr. Canfield mention that the P14 Enfield is a product improved M98 Mauser? Also, you mentioned your two Enfields in your collection. Have you done a video on your collection. I wouldn't mind checking out. Sincerely, Kerwin.
