No 17 - Lee Enfield P14
The Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914 (or P14) was a British service rifle of the First World War period. A bolt action weapon with an integral 5-round magazine, it was principally contract manufactured by companies in the United States. It served as a sniper rifle and as second line and reserve issue until being declared obsolete in 1947.[citation needed] The Pattern 1914 Enfield was the successor to the Pattern 1913 Enfield experimental rifle and the predecessor of the U.S. Rifle M1917 Enfield.
Production history
Designed: 1914–15
No. built: 1,235,298 total
Specifications
Mass: 9 lb 6 oz (4.25 kg) unloaded
Length: 46.25 in (1,175 mm)
Barrel length: 26 in (660 mm)
Caliber: .303 inch (7.7mm)
Action: Modified Mauser turn bolt-action
Rate of fire: Manual, as determined by skill of operator
Muzzle velocity: 2,380 ft/s (725 m/s)
Effective firing range: 800 yd (732 m)
Feed system: 5-round, stripper clip reloading
