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The US Model of 1917 was a .30-'06 version of the British Pattern 1913 and 1914, developed at the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield Lock, hence the name "Enfield." The term naturally carried over to the U.S. version, and the Model 1917 was universally known to American "doughboys" as the "Enfield". The other major U.S. rifle of WWI was the American "Springfield" (Model 1903), also called for the place where it was developed and made, Springfield Armory, in Massachusetts.
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