![]() ![]() The * on the receiver and bolt indicates that there is a slightly longer locking lug on the bolt (and of course therefore a slightly deeper recess in the receiver) This was almost universal - I have only ever seen one without the * and it was way beyond my limited means. I have the ability to restore these rifles and look forward to shooting them.chris3 The bore on the RE shows some wear so it has seen service somewhere. For the price I got these, I cannot complain. The handguards and lower band are also missing. I have seen quite a few at the guns shows around here so finding one is no problem. The RE stock is broken and will need to be replaced. The stock on the ERA is serial numbered to the receiver. The stocks look just like the stock on my US model 1917. I am not clear on the term potbelly on Enfields. The volley sights have been removed and a piece of wood inletted into the space where the dial was. There is a * on the receiver, poorly struck on both rifles. Several of my other rifles that I know came from India have that same paint. I think these rifles came from India as the barrels have a green paint on them under the handguard. There is only one other proof mark on either rifle but it is poorly struck, and I cannot make it out. The ERA rifle serial number is 403150 and has -17 below the GR proof mark. The RE rifle serial number is 141112 and has a -16 below the GR proof mark. Ive got 50$ into the gun, bought it at a local shop, some guy was liquidating some of his":relics" as he called them.Thank you for the replies. I can try to get some pics on here, but i would probably have a hard time, as ive tried different times before and they never showed up on the forum, gun is full of british proof marks, rear sight is a sliding peep graduated from 100-1600 yrds Its all oringinal military finish, wood is very dark, almost brown/blackish, has original peep sights, has also original volley sight on side of stock which is graduated from 2000-3500yrdsįor volley firing. The stock may not be original to that particular gun, however Original bluing #s matching on the gun itself bolt barrel and action are all matching, serial is preceded by the letter W The gun is in 303, it has not been refinished at all If that is possible, make sure it is a 30-06 and not a. ![]() I suppose it is possible that it is a P-14 and that Winchester made a few during the war for the British. You are right though-it sounds like a P-14 stock on an M1917, and of course it will fit. The M1917 continued in use during World War II as second line and training rifles as the semi-automatic M1 Garands and carbines were phased-in." Ironically more of these were produced and used by the US Army during the First World War than the official US battle rifle, the Springfield M1903. To minimize retooling, the US Army contracted with Winchester and Remington to continue producing a simplified Pattern 14 rifle chambered for US. The British War Office contracted with the US firms Winchester and Remington with production beginning in 1916 and ending in mid-1917 when SMLE production met British needs and US armament took priority. 303) was approved for production by British companies, but production was superseded by other war priorities and none were produced. In 1914, the Pattern 1914 Rifle (Pattern 13 chambered for. "With the outbreak of the First World War, the War Office decided to abandon the change of ammunition, and to continue production of the SMLE however, to supplement SMLE production the new design was to be produced chambered for. ![]()
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