Manufacturers Winchester, Remington and Eddystone to manufacture the P-1914. There was however still much need of additional rifles and second line weapons for the war, so Britain contracted with U.S. The SMLE was retained as the standard issue rifle through WW1, WW2, and beyond. However, the primary contractor Vickers was only able to make a handful of the rifles, so the rifle was almost an afterthought. 303 British Cartridge, and became the Pattern 1914 Enfield. The Pattern 1913 was then redesigned to take the standard rimmed. The outbreak of World War 1 then stopped the development in its tracks, as introduction of a new rifle cartridge during Wartime would have been a logistical nightmare, and there was no time to set up mass production to be ready for the war. A bayonet based on the P-1907 bayonet was developed at this time as well, and was known as the P-1913. This went through several revisions until the 1913 Enfield was developed and put into trials. This led them to develop a similar rimless cartridge and a Mauser action based rifle to shoot it, the first version being developed in 1911. as the standard issue rifle for British Troops. During the Second Boer War, the British Army had been faced with expert Boer marksmen equipped with the Mauser Model 1895, in 7×57mm caliber. 303 Pattern 1914, was developed from the experimental Pattern 1913 Enfield, originally intended to replace the S.M.L.E. This really is a gem and ready to display. The scabbard itself has markings stamped into the leather on the reverse, including a large W and British Broad Arrow. The bayonet comes complete in its original WW1 scabbard with "Lozenge" shaped frog stud. The blade ricasso is marked 1913 / I -17 / W on one side of the blade and has various British Acceptance markings on the other. for the British Army's Pattern 1914 Enfield (P-14) Rifle. Near unissued, this is a P-1913 British WW1 bayonet made by WINCHESTER Arms Company in the U.S. This is rare, especially in this lovely very well preserved condition. This rifle was imported by them.Original Item: Only One Available. The barrel has an import marking that I didn't recognize until you mentioned that and then it made sense. I've got an M1917 that is in absolutely beautiful condition so its not that big of a deal.ģ03_enfield: you mentioned that the parts could be from Springfield Sporters. I'm not so sure if I should've bought it, but that was three months ago and the money is long since gone so whatever. I'm not entirely sure what to make of this rifle. I had purchased a replacement lower handguard and magazine plate from Apex that aren't DP parts, and neither one of them fit! I'm not entirely sure what that's about (maybe they're for an M1917?).Īlso, as you can see, the bolt, action, and barrel are numbers matching. Neither the action or the barrel, which is numbers matching, have a big gaping hole drilled in it. Luckily, the drill purpose (DP) parts are only that parts off a drill purpose rifle. What's more is that it looks like someone put some shellac on it somewhere down the line and thought they would carve into the stock as well as you can see. It is my understanding that the fatboy stocks came on the Eddystones, so somewhere along the line this rifle was laid in a stock it didn't start out in. I've considered trading it off, but I think I may keep it just because it seems that these aren't so plentiful anymore.Īs you guys can see, she isn't exactly in the best shape. After I bought it, I walked around the gun show and was asked to sell it by a few different individuals. I have seen quite a few M1917 Enfields floating around on GB and other various milsurp retailers online, but I have only seen a very small handful of the P14s and the prices are all over the place. I will try and get some pictures up later. The bore is dark with some light pitting, but the rifling is strong. It is of Eddystone manufacture, and almost all parts are "E" marked, except for the two aforementioned parts. Also, the volley sights were removed, which I understand drives the value of the rifle down. I meant to ask you fellas this a few months ago when I purchased the rifle, but does anyone have any data on the value of the P14 Enfields (.303 Brit)? I found one at a gun show that is numbers matching and mostly original, with the exception of the lower handguard and magazine plate ("DP" marked).
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