The standard weapons of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe: M1917 Enfield rifle (British), Chauchet light machinegun (French), Hotchkiss (French) and Lewis (British) medium machineguns, Maxim heavy machinegun (British), Stokes mortar (British), Mle.1916 37mm infantry gun (French), Mle.1897 75mm field gun (French), Schneider 155mm howitzer (French), GPF 155mm gun (French), and Renault FT-17 tank (French). There were not enough of the official American infantry rifle, the Springfield M1903, to equip the AEF in 1917. The Browning machineguns were being manufactured, but most did not reach the battlefield by the end of the war. American manufacturers were able to supply adequate amounts of Winchester shotguns (which the German feared greatly) and the Browning M1911 .45 caliber pistol. BTW. The rotten beef scandal occurred during the Spanish-American War, when meat packers (which had little or no regulation) shipped meat with poor refrigeration to American troops operating in tropical areas. That scandal and Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” led to government regulation of the meat packing industry. PS. During the Spanish-American War, the standard infantry rifle in the American forces was the Norwegian Krag-Jorgensen, while the French Hotchkiss one pounder was used in greater numbers than the American Gatling gun.
There actually is a bow hunting season in South Dakota, where Marty Two Bulls lives.