A bunch of 1917 US Enfields were issued to Chinese troops during WWII.
I've got a book somewhere "The Forgotten War", about the China, Burma theatre of operations. The Chinese allied troops carried a variety of gear, much of it German WWI gear!
The book has pics of General Stillwell's Chinese troops carrying P17 rifles.
Also used by British "Home Guard" troops I believe. I think(not sure, can't remember where I read it!), the British got these lend lease after the Dunkirk thing forced the expeditionary force ditched a lot of their gear to survive. Don't hold me to the British useage, I ain't sure they used it except to guard the local pubs, and those maybe are P14 .303's
I've got a book somewhere "The Forgotten War", about the China, Burma theatre of operations. The Chinese allied troops carried a variety of gear, much of it German WWI gear!
The book has pics of General Stillwell's Chinese troops carrying P17 rifles.
Also used by British "Home Guard" troops I believe. I think(not sure, can't remember where I read it!), the British got these lend lease after the Dunkirk thing forced the expeditionary force ditched a lot of their gear to survive. Don't hold me to the British useage, I ain't sure they used it except to guard the local pubs, and those maybe are P14 .303's