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🕑 Added 2016-06-14 21:31:31 +0000 UTC We found this little guy in the Springfield Armory National Historic Site.
"This is one of a number of items the SpringfieldArmory Museum received in 1920 from Captain J.L. Aney. Captain Aney was stationed in Europe with the Ordnance Department and assigned to the "Captured Material Section" in WWI.
Aney was ordered to secure items for the Springfield Armory Museum. This weapon is listed on the Receiving Report as Item No. 155 and is described as: "American Enfield magazine carbine model1917. This gun is of extreme interest since it has been cut down in the field to fit it for trench warfare."
Received 3/24/20.
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C&Rsenal
Media plays it up but they were rare as far as we can tell
C&Rsenal
1917
Gavin Rea-Davies
Is that based on the P14?
Ben Gwilliam
Looks like i need to find a sporter 1917 to sbr
John Hayworth
How often were ad-hoc conversions of long rifles like this done during World War 1?
Joseph A Feather
Yeah, it's a lot better than actually being in the trenches.
Alexander Ruddock
Sounds like any of us would have liked to have Captain Aney's job.
I wonder if this 1917 carbines would be as unpleasant to shoot and ineffective as the first german carbines 98 (1900-1905). They are about the same size...
Paul Kerns
I'll take two
Stephen Norton
Oh my god I need that.
