Although Great Britain and France had declared war on Germany neither country was capable of immediately mounting any type of effective offensive against the fast moving German Wehrmacht. Within a matter of weeks Poland was defeated. Two days later on SeptemGreat Britain and France both declared war on Germany. World War Two began suddenly on the morning of Septemwhen German forces invaded Poland. 30 Model of 1917, and was the most prolific U.S. The redesigned Enfield rifle was designated the U.S Rifle Caliber. The decision was made to convert the Pattern 14 British rifle rather than re-tool the plant to manufacture the standard issue US 1903 design. 303 Pattern 14 Enfield was redesigned to utilize the standard US 30’06 cartridge. In order to get rifles into the hands of US troops in the most expeditious manner possible the. As the United States entered WWI in 1917 they were facing a shortage of their US 1903 “Springfield” Rifle. John Thompson of Thompson Submachine Gun fame, was instrumental in establishing Remington’s Eddystone facility for production of the P14 rifle. The Remington Arms Company manufactured the rifles at their Illion, New York and Eddystone, Pennsylvania factories. 303 caliber Enfield rifle for the British who were at war with Germany.
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Remington and Winchester were both contracted to manufacture the Pattern 14 or P14. This rifle was imported by them.During the First World War, United States industry was called upon to assist in the manufacture of weapons for Great Britain.
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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.
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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).