M1917
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Under the old Model-year nomenclature system many different Pieces of equipment had the same Model number.
- M1917 bayonetM1917 BayonetThe M1917 bayonet was designed to be used with the US M1917 Enfield .30 caliber rifle, as well as with the Winchester Model 1897 and M12 trench shotguns. The blade was 16 inches long...
, the bayonet used with the US M1917 Enfield rifle and later with US Army combat shotguns - M1917 Trench knifeTrench knifeA Trench knife is a combat knife designed to kill or gravely incapacitate an enemy soldier at close quarters, as might be encountered in a trenchline or other confined area. It was developed in response to a need for a close combat weapon for soldiers conducting assaults and raids on enemy...
- M1917 Brodie helmetBrodie helmetThe Brodie helmet, called Helmet, steel, Mark I helmet in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the U.S., was a steel combat helmet designed and patented in 1915 by the Briton John Leopold Brodie...
, the standard issue steel helmet of the US military from 1917 to the 1930s - M1917 .30-06 ChauchatChauchatThe Chauchat , was the standard light machine gun of the French Army during World War I. Under the leadership of General Joseph Joffre, it was commissioned into the French Army in 1916. It was also widely used by the US Army in 1917-1918 and by six other nations: Belgium, Greece, Poland, Russia,...
, a French developed light machine gun used by the US Army starting in 1917 - M1917 revolverM1917 revolverThe M1917 Revolver was a U.S. six-shot revolver of .45 ACP caliber. It was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1917 to supplement the standard M1911 .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol during World War I. Afterwards, it was primarily used by secondary and non-deployed troops...
, a .45 ACP revolver produced by Colt and Smith & Wesson - M1917 Enfield, an American bolt action rifle
- M1917 Browning machine gun, a belt-fed water-cooled machine gun
- 6-Ton Tank M1917Six Ton Tank M1917The Six Ton Tank M1917 was a US tank, and was America's first important mass produced tank. The Six Ton Tank M1917 was a license built near-copy of the French Renault FT, and was accepted by the army in October 1918. The US Army ordered approximately 4,440 Six Ton M1917 Tanks between 1918 and...
, a light tank in US Army service, a near copy of of the Renault FT - M1917 75mm Gun
- M1917 155mm Gun
- M1917 155mm Howitzer
- M1917 artillery tractor, 5-Ton, Benjamin HoltBenjamin HoltBenjamin Leroy Holt was an American inventor who was the first to patent and manufacture a first practical crawler-type tread tractor. The continuous-type track is used for heavy agricultural and engineering vehicles to spread the weight over a large area to prevent the vehicle from sinking into...
- M1917 artillery tractor, 10-Ton, Benjamin HoltBenjamin HoltBenjamin Leroy Holt was an American inventor who was the first to patent and manufacture a first practical crawler-type tread tractor. The continuous-type track is used for heavy agricultural and engineering vehicles to spread the weight over a large area to prevent the vehicle from sinking into...
- M1917 Battery Reel (caisson)
See also
- M1916 (disambiguation)
- M1918 (disambiguation)
- M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), adopted in 1917 but designated M1918 to avoid confustion with other M1917 machine guns