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Added 2016-06-14 21:31:31 +0000 UTCWe 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.
Comments
Media plays it up but they were rare as far as we can tell
C&Rsenal
2016-06-17 19:22:33 +0000 UTC1917
C&Rsenal
2016-06-17 19:22:08 +0000 UTCIs that based on the P14?
Gavin Rea-Davies
2016-06-16 18:45:09 +0000 UTCLooks like i need to find a sporter 1917 to sbr
Ben Gwilliam
2016-06-15 21:45:31 +0000 UTCHow often were ad-hoc conversions of long rifles like this done during World War 1?
John Hayworth
2016-06-15 17:37:33 +0000 UTCYeah, it's a lot better than actually being in the trenches.
Joseph A Feather
2016-06-15 05:44:06 +0000 UTCSounds like any of us would have liked to have Captain Aney's job.
Alexander Ruddock
2016-06-14 23:57:10 +0000 UTCI 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...
2016-06-14 22:23:49 +0000 UTCI'll take two
Paul Kerns
2016-06-14 21:38:28 +0000 UTCOh my god I need that.
Stephen Norton
2016-06-14 21:33:24 +0000 UTC
