303 good overall condition, barrel has strong rifling but is worn, wood has standard dings and dents for a military surplus rifle. As such, the rifle did not appear in useful quantities until 1916 after which point the war had reached its two-year mark.(C24) Eddystone P14, s/n 300748. The cross-cultural shift in production came with a price for early-form units, designated 'Pattern 1914 Mk I' - were not up to British standards. This rifle then became known as the 'Pattern 14', or 'P14'.
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All EFD rifles are stripped, cleaned, inspected and reassembled. The King’s purchasing agents looked to the industrial powerhouse of the United States for arms.Rifles For Sale - 16th September 2016. The P13 had undesirable elements that were.When the great empires of Europe let slip the dogs of war in World War I, no country found themselves ready for it and Great Britain, her small peacetime army expanded tenfold by the turn of the century, was no exception. 276inch round, it was an attempt to improve on the Enfield Mk3. The Enfield Origins of the M1917P14 Sniper From our friend Steve Hill at Spotted Dog Firearms, we have a good set of photos of an original World War I Winchester (as a result of British trials, it was determined that Winchester made the most accurate rifles, and only Winchesters were used in sniper conversions) P14 rifle converted to sniper use by the British.The P14 was based on an earlier P13, which used a. A firearm that actually served harder and saw more combat, the M1917, rarely gets the attention it deserves.
P14 303 Original , P14 303 Rifle in good original condition with bionet. Consequently the specification of all our rifles is as. All rifles are proofed, head spaced, and refuse a. Woodwork is repaired or replaced where necessary and repolished.
With a modified bolt, magazine and chamber specifications, and updated markings the Enfield-designed P14 became the Remington-designed M1917.Distinctive ‘ears’ of metal on each side of the peep-aperture protect the 1917’s rear sights. 303 cartridge, needed minimal conversion to fire the US. The design of the M1917With Great Britain’s P14 rifle order filled, three large rifle plants in the US were sitting idle while the P14 rifle design, chambered for the standard British. However, there only existed enough in 1917 to arm about 10% of the envisioned Army that would be sent, “over there.” The Army turned to Remington. The standard US military rifle was the excellent M1903 Springfield rifle. Like other countries, she found herself unprepared.
It was the weapon that finally crushed the Kaiser.As a reward for its hard service, the Army quickly mothballed the “American Enfield” in favor of the Springfield, the standard rifle since 1903. One of the most famous users was later Sergeant Alvin York who, using his trusty and accurate Remington rifle, shot 28 and captured another 132 German soldiers almost single-handedly. Use of the M1917By the end of WWI in 1918, three out of every four US soldiers carried a M1917 rifle. The weapon, with its machete-length bayonet and sling weighed in at over 11-pounds.Weight aside, it was soon in mass production with over two million leaving the factory. Overall, the barrel was 26-inches long, which was longer than the Springfield. The rifle was over a pound heavier than the Springfield and used an extremely long bayonet that was more of a short sword, neither of which made it popular with the doughboys.
30-06 caliber rifle is ideal for both enemy frogmen and polar bears. The combination of a strong and accurate bolt-action. With solid long-range accuracy, they were an easy choice for sniper rifles as late as the Vietnam conflict.A few still soldier on with the US Army’s Ceremonial Rifle Program and oddly enough still see front line service with the Danish military’s Slædepatruljen Sirius Patrol in Greenland. The remaining inventories for the most part were sent to US Allies during and immediately after World War Two. Even though the rifles were serviceable, bought and paid for, many thousands were sold as surplus. It should be remembered that the Army felt the pangs of the Great Depression along with the country that it served.
These rifles are responsible for harvesting fields of deer and elk over the past several generations. It is, however, hard to find rifles that are in their original military configuration as most have been sporterized with after-market stocks, shortened barrels, and the sight ears cut away. This makes the ‘Chester-marked 1917s more valuable with collectors.Entire regiments of these guns have been bought and sold cheaply over the past century. Most of the M1917 rifles were produced by Eddystone (1,181,908) and Remington (545,541) with Winchester only accounting for 465,980 rifles.
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