The P13 rifle was especially suited for rapid mass production, so it was ordered for British troops, rechambered for the standard British. As British industry had no spare capacity to produce Lee Enfields, in 1915 the British Government decided to order rifles from private US contractors. The Great War (WW1) effectively stopped the development of a new cartridge, and also put the British troops into desperate need for more and more rifles. 276 Enfield ammunition.īeing too powerful, this cartridge produced excessive muzzle flash and recoil, and wore barrels out too quickly. By the year 1912, such a rifle was produced in the form of the Enfield P13 (pattern 1913) rifle, alongside powerful magnum-class. Because of these doubts, the government arms factory at Enfield Lock was set up to produce a Mauser-pattern rifle and new rimless ammunition for it. In the earliest part of the 20th century, the British Army had some doubts about the effectiveness of its newest infantry weapon, the famous Rifle, Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield, or abbreviated: SMLE. It also emerged as one of the finest Sniper rifles of either side during WW1. The Pattern 14 (P14) Rifle, US designation M1917 Rifle is one of the first standard rifles to be used in the sniper role in modern warfare. 30-06 (7.62圆3mm) Action: manually operated, rotating bolt Overall length: 1175 mm Barrel length: 660 mm Weight: 4.08 kg Magazine capacity: 5 rounds Rear sight and safety switch of the P14 rifle M1917 rifles had similar sights. 30 caliber M1917 rifle, close up view on the receiver. Note the typical British brass disk with regimental numbers set into the buttstock. 303 caliber P14 rifle, made in the USA by Winchester.
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