8/24/2019 M1917 Bayonet Markings
The M1917 bayonet was designed to be used with the US M1917 Enfield.30 caliber rifle, as well as with the seven different U.S. Trench shotguns. The blade is 17 inches (43.18 cm) long. The M1917 Enfield was the U.S. Version of the British P-14 rifle, and the bayonets used are identical, down to the double groove in the grips, used to.
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The M1917 bayonet was designed to be used with the US M1917 Enfield .30 caliber rifle, as well as with the seven different U.S. trench shotguns. The blade was 17 inches (43.2 cm) long. It will not fit the M1903 .30 caliber (Springfield) or the M1 .30 caliber (Garand) US service rifles as they have different bayonet ring (barrel) and attachment stud dimensions.
History[edit]
The M1917 bayonet was used first during World War I by American soldiers on the Western Front. A sword bayonet design, the M1917 bayonet design was based on the British Pattern 1913 bayonet, itself derived from the Pattern 1907 bayonet, which incorporated a long 17-inch blade. While designed primarily for the M1917 rifle, the bayonet was fitted for use on all the 'trench' shotguns at the time. Note the that the M1917 bayonet and the British Pattern 14 bayonet from which it was derived were not interchangeable, and the two transverse cuts on the M1917 grips were meant to provide easy recognition in the dark.
The M1917 was used frequently during the several different Banana Wars.
The U.S. continued to use the World War I-made M1917 bayonets during World War II because of large stockpiles left over. The new Trench Guns being procured and issued were still designed to use the old M1917 bayonet.
The bayonet was again called on during the Korean War for issue with the various Trench guns still in service.
In a strange twist of fate, in 1966 procurement orders were let for brand new production M1917 bayonets. The contracts were issued to General Cutlery of Fremont, Ohio and Canadian Arsenals Ltd., the old Long Branch Arsenal of Quebec, Canada. Stockpiles had finally run out, and new Winchester 1200 trench shotguns were being issued. These were used in limited quantities during the Vietnam War.
It was not until towards the end of the Vietnam war that new Military shotguns were designed to use the newer knife bayonets. Such as the Stevens Model 77E with the M5 Bayonet, or the United States Marine Corps'Model 870 Mark 1' shotgun with the M7 bayonet
Weapons the M1917 Bayonet was used with[edit]
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Hi,
I recently acquired an old hunting rifle from my grandfather. He used it for hunting in the 1940's when he lived in Canada. The top reads 'U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone 221108' The left top of the barrel has a 'Z', a 'B' and an eagle head with 'K4' under it. The middle has a flaming wheel symbol and the right side has a symbol that looks like a jellyfish, along with an eagle head with 'K3' under it. Their are bell shaped markings near the bolt, trigger lock and on the left of the bolt. The have the numbers 278, 258 and 269 under them respectively. The end of the barrel has the letter 'E' with the flaming wheel symbol underneath and the numbers '12 17' underneath the symbol. The sight on the end has the '.075' stamped on the top and '6492' on the bottom. I don't know anything about gun markings so any insight is helpful. I would especially like to know what year this rifle was made. Also, who is Eddystone? I understand this rifle is a copy of a British design. Did Eddystone just manufacture this weapon, or did they do some engineering too? Thanks in advance, I appreciate the expertise on this board. Tom M. Comments are closed.
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