The AEF (the division of the US Army deployed to the western front) used the M1917, which was a modified version of the British Enfield rifle. The M1917 was often called the "American Enfield." Marines and the Navy used the 1903 Springfield and I'm not really sure why. A professor once told me the army had a different rifle because the Springfield had some kind of different heat treatment on the metal on the receiver and I don't remember why that was important.
I thought the US military used the Springfield and the Enfield was the British rifle?
The AEF (the division of the US Army deployed to the western front) used the M1917, which was a modified version of the British Enfield rifle. The M1917 was often called the "American Enfield." Marines and the Navy used the 1903 Springfield and I'm not really sure why. A professor once told me the army had a different rifle because the Springfield had some kind of different heat treatment on the metal on the receiver and I don't remember why that was important.
Cool! Thanks for the info!
The Marine Corps is the stupidest atavism in the military and should have been abolished decades ago.