rifle, bolt action, Enfield, .30 in M1917, rifle, bolt action
Accession Number
NAM.1965-10-204-16-1
Description
Enfield M1917 .30 in bolt action magazine rifle, 1917. With associated leather sling marked with the name W H Brown. An American redesign of the British .303 in Pattern 1914 rifle adapted to take the American rimless cartridge and identical in appearance to the British original. Manufactured in the USA by the Remington Arms Company of Delaware. Red band on forestock is marked with new calibre [300] and indicates that the weapon was probably issued to the Home Guard in World War Two (1939-1945).
Campaigns
World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945)