p14_enfield

The Pattern 1914 Enfield or (The Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914, or P14) was a British bolt action rifle used in World War I.

The weapon was developed as an hybrid rifle with a Mauser-like, cock-and-closing action and internal-box 5-round magazine, with an Enfield-style safety (on the opposite side of the receiver compared to the Enfield) and a new and greatly improved sight.

When the Americans entered the war in 1917, the Army realized that it couldn't get its hands on enough M1903 Springfields to equip their infantry, so they had to acquire and produce their own version of the P14 rifle, the M1917 Enfield. Its feed system is a a six .30-06 round internal magazine (weapon), loaded with a clip (weapon). One distinguishing visual feature from the British counterpart is a longer and more prominent indentation on the fore-end.

The P14 was intended to replace the Lee-Enfield as the standard-issued weapon for infantry, but was sidelined by its predecessor weapon, and only produced in limited numbers during World War I.

Examples

• !asset #48284602: P14 Enfield
• !asset #48284553: M1917

See also

• Lee-Enfield
• M1 Garand
• List of weapons

External links

• "Wikipedia: Pattern 1914 Enfield":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_1914_Enfield
• "Wikipedia: M1917 Enfield":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1917_Enfield