Talk:M1917 Enfield rifle

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Need to do more work on this article but am time constrained right now.--TGC55 16:18, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Referring to the M1917 as an "Eddystone"

Beyond listening to both of my grandfathers refer to this rifle this way (one was an Army mechanic and driver, the other repaired engines for the USAAF in WWII), multiple military histories, and the like... I need to try and find a non-printed reference for you. I'll get back to you.

http://www.highspeedlane.net/m1917/1917rcvr.jpg

http://www.odcmp.com/Forms/M1917.pdf

Right, many of the old timers (my uncles) and other old vets when I was a teenager in the 50's called the M-1917 rifle the "Enfield" and sometimes "the Eddystone". "Eddystone Arsenal" was a non-government arms manufacturer owned by Reminington in a suburb of Philedelphia, PA. Probably annexed by Philedelphia in the intravening years. You brought back many memories with your few lines. Thanks a lot. BTW, the M-1917 was my first rifle over 22 LR, so there is a soft spot for the model. --TGC55 18:25, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Edit was made to the part on Alvin York- although there is much debate over what he used, the general consensus seems to be that he actually did use a 1903. Seargeant York's son claims that he did, and I think he and the Guns & Ammo staff would know.

That is not the "general consensus", and the Guns & Ammo staff are hardly authoritative sources. To drag non-participants in, the curator of the US Army Ordnance Museum maintains it was an Enfield. Since this is a pissing match no one can win, I've edited the relevant section to reflect the reality that no one knows.