The Model 1917 What???

Long before the WW2 era Army decided to name everything the M1 (rifle, carbine, smg, helmet, etc), the Army used year of adoption as their naming convention.
This led to some pretty silly results, with many different types of gear sharing the same model designation.
I present to you the:
-m1917 Rifle
-m1917 Trench Knife
-m1917 Bolo Knife
-m1917 Helmet
-m1917 Bayonet
-m1917 Revolver (There were two revolvers, a S&W and a Colt variant both named m1917)
Not pictured are the m1917 Cartridge Belt, the m1917 Machine Gun, and a host of others.
While today’s system isn’t perfect (I.e. the M9 is both a pistol and a bayonet), it is a little less repetitive than the pre-ww1 system. But just to keep things wacky we’ve gone hog wild with acronyms. So instead of “Model 1983 Light Truck” we have the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), and instead of “Model 19XX Scout Optic” we have the Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3).
Damn it, bring back the year designations...