The M1917 Enfield was the standard rifle issued to American soldiers during World War I.
History
The M1917 is a version of the Pattern 1914 Enfield issued to British and Commonwealth countries, modified to fire American-produced Springfield .30 caliber bullets. It replaced the obsolete M1903 Springfield used by American forces since the Philippine-American War.
Both Jimmy Darmody and Richard Harrow used M1917 rifles during the war. ("Home", "To the Lost")
Season 1
When Richard firsts meets Jimmy in May 1920, he lists a M1917 Enfield as part of his gun collection, along with a Colt 1903, Roth-Steyr M1907, Smith & Wesson Triple Lock and a Mauser 1914 Pocket Pistol. Richard later uses his Enfield to snipe Liam under orders of Jimmy. ("Home")
Season 2
The Ku Klux Klan attacks Chalky White's warehouse in the woods with a Browning M1917 machine gun mounted on a truck in mid-February 1921. The Browning kills four men and causes extensive damage, but jams before it can hurt the intended target, Chalky. Two klansmen armed with M1917 Enfields then enter the warehouse looking for him. One of the klansmen identifies Chalky and aims the rifle to his face, but is shot in an arm by an African-American woman armed with a common double barreled shotgun, forcing him to drop the Enfield. The other klansman shoots the woman and helps his companion out. As they leave, however, Chalky picks up the abandoned Enfield and shoots one of the klansmen in the neck, who later dies of his wound. ("21")
The show does not state how did the KKK get their arms on military-issued rifles, but given that all klansmen involved (Dacus, Dick Heatherton, Herb Crocker and Charlie) appear too old to have served in World War I, they were likely handed to them along with the machine gun by the Commodore's backers who include one military supplier, Jackson Parkhurst. ("Gimcrack and Bunkum")
Appearances
| Season one appearances | |||
| Boardwalk Empire | The Ivory Tower | Broadway Limited | Anastasia |
| Nights in Ballygran | Family Limitation | Home | Hold Me in Paradise |
| Belle Femme | The Emerald City | Paris Green | A Return to Normalcy |
| Season two appearances | |||
| 21 | Ourselves Alone | A Dangerous Maid | What Does the Bee Do? |
| Gimcrack & Bunkum | The Age of Reason | Peg of Old | Two Boats and a Lifeguard |
| Battle of the Century | Georgia Peaches | Under God's Power She Flourishes | To the Lost |