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1. #US MODEL 1917 ENFIELD EDDYSTONE PARTS PDF#
2. #US MODEL 1917 ENFIELD EDDYSTONE PARTS MANUAL#
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The markings were changed to reflect the model and caliber change. Design changes were few the stripper clip feed, internal box magazine, bolt face, chamber and rifling dimensions were altered to suit the.

In addition to Remington's production at Ilion, New York and Eddystone, PennsylvaniaWinchester produced the rifle at their New Haven, Connecticut plant, a combined total more than twice the 's production, and was the unofficial service rifle.Įddystone made 1, rifles - more than the production of Remingtonrifles and Winchesterrifles combined. Army Ordnance Department, which was formally adopted as the U. The Enfield design was well-suited to the. Although it might have been faster to retain chambering for the.

The Springfield Armory had delivered approximatelyM Springfield riflesbut due to the difficulties in production, rather than re-tool the Pattern 14 factories to produce the standard U. In the case of the P14 rifle, Winchester and Remington were selected. The new rifle was termed the "Pattern 14". They decided to ask these companies to produce the new rifle design in the old. However, the onset of World War I came too quickly for the UK to put it into production before the new cartridge could be perfected, as it suffered from overheating in rapid fire and bore fouling.Īs it entered World War I, the UK had an urgent need for rifles, and contracts for the new rifle were placed with arms companies in the United States. Ease of manufacture was also an important criterion. An advanced design, for the era, of aperture rear sight and a long sight radius were incorporated to maximize accuracy potential. The design carried over a Lee-Enfield type safety at the rear of the action and a bolt that cocked on closing to ease unlocking of the bolt during rapid fire. This development named the Pattern Enfield or P13, included a front locking, dual lug bolt action with Mauser type claw extractor as well as a new, powerful rimless. The starting point was to copy many of the features of the Mauser system. Without prejudice to any rights or privileges of the Crown, where any work is, or has been, prepared or published by or under the direction or control of Her Majesty or any government department, the copyright in the work shall, subject to any agreement with the author, belong to Her Majesty and in that case shall continue for the remainder of the calendar year of the first publication of the work and for a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year. Section 12 of the Copyright Act stipulates:

#US MODEL 1917 ENFIELD EDDYSTONE PARTS PLUS#

As per the Copyright Act, copyright in a work exists for the life of the author/creator, the remainder of the calendar year in which he is deceased, plus fifty years after the end of that calendar year.įor Crown copyrighted works, there is a slight difference. It also includes a detailed Springfield drawn technical blueprint for the Model 1917 "Packing Chest".ġ. It covers all aspects of operating and handling the Model 1917 rifle, including stripping and assembling, ammunition, bayonet, ballistic charts and performance, as well as repair diagnostics. 1917 and was originally printed in 1917, with this second printing in 1918. It is an official Washington government printing office pamphlet No.

#US MODEL 1917 ENFIELD EDDYSTONE PARTS MANUAL#

This manual is the description and rules for the management of the United States Rifle, Cal.

#US MODEL 1917 ENFIELD EDDYSTONE PARTS PDF#

tff format before conversion to PDF file format, so the pages are as clear as possible and blow up (zoom larger) very well. This manual was scanned at 300 dpi and saved in uncompressed.

We'd encourage anyone with an interest in Swedish milsurps, accessories and general militaria to visit his site and say hello. One of the best sites on the Internet to find out more about Swedish arms is Dutchman's House of Karlina - Swedish Rifles Web Site (click here). Note: Original PDF file of complete manual provided courtesy of MILSURPS.COM member Dutchman (click here).

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