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Picked this up this past weekend along with a Yugoslavian M70 pistol.
This is a US made and US used copy of the Enfield Pattern 1914 rifle. The US was already producing the P 14 for the British, from 1915-1917. Once the US entered the Great War (WWI) in 1917, they cease producing the P 14 for the British. They made some changes and re-designated the rifle as the US Model of 1917. Unlike the British version which is in 303 the US version is in 30-06 or 30 Caliber of 1906.
This one came off the assembly line in May 1918. Theoretically early enough to have been sent over and used in WWI.
Out of 38 parts that are manufacturer marked only 5 are not marked E for Eddystone. The handguard ring and magazine spring are marked R for Remington, floor plate marked W for Winchester, the bolt stop in marked with the Eagle inspector mark only making it a Winchester part also, and the barrel is marked JA for Johnson Automatics. The barrel shows this rifle was part of the batch of M1917s rebarreled in 1942, for WWII, due to poor storage and storage prep
Few pictures of the Ole Gal Plus a shot of her with her younger cousin a July 1943 Springfield M1 Garand. Talking approximately 20 pounds combined (Weight wise) of Old American firepower between the two.
This is a US made and US used copy of the Enfield Pattern 1914 rifle. The US was already producing the P 14 for the British, from 1915-1917. Once the US entered the Great War (WWI) in 1917, they cease producing the P 14 for the British. They made some changes and re-designated the rifle as the US Model of 1917. Unlike the British version which is in 303 the US version is in 30-06 or 30 Caliber of 1906.
This one came off the assembly line in May 1918. Theoretically early enough to have been sent over and used in WWI.
Out of 38 parts that are manufacturer marked only 5 are not marked E for Eddystone. The handguard ring and magazine spring are marked R for Remington, floor plate marked W for Winchester, the bolt stop in marked with the Eagle inspector mark only making it a Winchester part also, and the barrel is marked JA for Johnson Automatics. The barrel shows this rifle was part of the batch of M1917s rebarreled in 1942, for WWII, due to poor storage and storage prep
Few pictures of the Ole Gal Plus a shot of her with her younger cousin a July 1943 Springfield M1 Garand. Talking approximately 20 pounds combined (Weight wise) of Old American firepower between the two.
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