Rock Island Rifle Model 1917 – Table of Contents
When the U.S. entered the war, it had a similar need for rifles. The Springfield Armory had delivered approximately 843,000 M1903 Springfield rifles, but due to the difficulties in production, rather than re-tool the Pattern 14 factories to produce the standard U.S. rifle, the M1903 Springfield, it was realized that it would be much quicker to adapt the British design. Although it might have been faster to retain chambering for the .303 British military cartridge, the design was modified for the U.S. .30-06 Springfield cartridge to simplify ammunition logistics.
Acknowledgements v
Foreword vii
Introduction ix
Chapter Page
1 Origin 1
2 Manufacture: Interchangeability vs. Production 7
3 World War One 31
4 Characteristics 59
5 Differences in the Model 1917 65
6 Serial Numbers 75
7 Rifle Markings 89
8 The Manufacturers of the Model 1917 Rifle 115
9 Post World War One 139
10 World War Two 145
11 Post World War Two 161
12 Appendages & Accessories 169
13 Collector Notes 195
Appendix 1 199
Appendix 2 203
Bibliography 207
About the Author 213
You can purchase Rock Island Rifle Model 1917 by itself or in the US Infantry Weapons Bundle or in the Rock Island 1903 and United States 1917 Bundle
