The purpose of this book is to inform the collector of details to be expected of an original, or “correct”, Model 1917 rifle. It saved the day generations ago, but is little understood as a collectable military item or in historic significance. Because three American firms were already making rifles for Britain it was possible that an American version of the British Pattern 14 rifle could be produced quickly in significant numbers. Government armories were unable to supply the additional millions of rifles required. When America entered World War One it had but 600,000 Model 1903 rifles with which to arm a growing military. The very existence of the Model 1917 rifle was almost accidental. The UNITED STATES RIFLE MODEL OF 1917 provides both the beginning and advanced collector of the Model 1917 rifle with a depth of information heretofore unavailable.
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