Springfield Rifle

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@Carl_Schwamberger

The Enfield was phased out as Springfield production caught up in 1919. By the time production was halted the US Army had a surplus. Limited production continued until the 1940s. The mobilization plans the US Army had on the shelf projected a requirement to arm between 800,00 and 2,000,000 men if the US ever went to war again. In the early 1920s the US Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard had a combined strength of a bit over 500,000 men. So, approximatly that many Springfields were maintained in use until the military cutbacks of the Cooledge administration. How many were preserved in storage I dont recall.

Also about 10% of the infantry were armed with the Browning automatic rifle (BAR).

The US made over 1,400,000 during WW 2.

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@Carl_Schwamberger

I read the link & still dont get it.

He pretty much said that you answered a question for which the answer was obvious, and therefore not expected.That is, if I got it right.