The rifles were cranked out extremely fast, with the assembly record being 280 rifles a day for an individual craftsman while the assemblers in the various plants averaged 250 rifles per day per man. Approximately 2.2 Million Model 1917 Enfields would be produced between 19, and remain in service through WWII and with overseas American allies to this day ( The Danish Sirius Patrol still uses it as the M17/M53 rifle). In the above photo, the top rifle was made by Winchester in New Haven, Connecticut, while the bottom rifle was made by Eddystone Arsenal in Chester, Pennsylvania. Currently on the Springfield Armory museum collection, there are two Model 1917 Enfields with Serial #1. The 30.06 caliber Model 1917 Enfield was developed from the.
Photo: Springfield Armory National Historic Site
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