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History: Officially "U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1917", it was an American modification of the British Pattern 14 rifle design. Due to a shortage of Springfield Rifles, the P17 was mass-produced and ended up arming roughly 75% of the American Expeditionary Force by war's end, becoming the most numerous U.S. combat rifle of the war.

Caliber:.30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm)
P17 Model 1917 rifle - side view