my two favorite rifles, Enfield, P-14, and Mauser, 71/84. my two favorite cartridges, 11.15x60 Mauser and .303 British. how convenient. Now you NEED a Webley and a Reichsrevolver. ...and a hot dog to toast at the end of that long bayonet.
Excellent choices! Definitely two of my favorites 👍🏻 and I would do terrible things for a Reichsrevolver... Got a Webley MkVI in .455 and I’ve got a MkIV .38/200 on layaway currently
That rifle looks like it is in a 1917 stock. Didn't get a great look at the other side. 1914's had a volley sight on the side and they were taken off but you could see where it was atttached on the left side of the rifle. Nice rifle nontheless.
The guns post great war went to the Walden Arsenal.Those considered worth keeping, mostly the Winchester manufactuer, had the volley sights removed and were refinshed, Waldernised, in the slang. Only the Winchester guns were considered good enough for sniping, and were marked with a T in a circle cartouche. Both scoped and iron sight weapons were used in this role, in some case up to the 1940's. A number of rifles, the Remington and Eddystone weresupplied as 'Aid' to some of the Balkan states by the British goverment.
many P14s do indeed now sit in P17 stocks. Not uncommon and not an issue. The nice thing about a P14 is that if you reload .303 British your brass will last longer with its front locking lugs
I have the model 1917 , dated 1918 . I also have a WWI Enfield , dated 1916 , WWII , dated 1943. I wish I had more of US made rifles , yet for the cost of the 1903 & the 1903 A3 , I can buy most of the time 2 other milsurp rifles for my collection . Eventually I will acquire the 1903 & 1903A3 & hopefully the P14
Only the Winchester guns were considered good enough by the British to be Sniper rifles, both scoped and iron sighted. Post Great War the guns were stored at the Walden Arsenal, revamped and volley sights removed. The sights and a few other bits went on the SMLE Rifle No4, which was due for introduction in 1939, But, WW2 were declared! So apart from Europe post D-Day the most used rifle was still SMLE No1. The Brtish Home Guard recived a lot of P17, these were distingused by a red band around the stock, being in 30.06 as opposed to P14 in .303. Similarly the bayonet rings are diffrent, the Remington Pattern P14/17 bayonet has two vertical grooves in the hilt on each side so are distinctly diffrent whne you grab them. As I shoot both SMLE No1 and P14, both good guns and fun to shoot, but the P14 is a target rifle taken to war, the SMLE No1 is a war rifle you can take to the range.
@@GreatNorthwestWeaponry My pleasure, I shoot one in the UK, I also have a 1941 Mossberg Mb 42 a, that spent all it's life in the British Military, till I got it. It's marked Property of the United States, so don't tell anyone! :-) One factor to check, has your gun got British Proof marks? If it hasn't it wa salways in Military Service, but made in US All British guns wether civillian or military have to be proofed, it is a serious offence to sell, give or in any way pass on a firearm that is not proofed. So if no proofs, it never went into British civillian use.
@@GreatNorthwestWeaponry Then it may have bene done before going into service of post, either way it is a Legal gun in UK. Enjoy the beast , I do mine! :-) Should have added, if you de stock it there should be marks on the barrel by the chamber.
I was very glad to see this video of the p14. What do you think of the .303 cartridge? Is it plenty powerful for moose? Is it difficult to find bayonettes?
Bayonets are pretty easy to find but somewhat expensive, .303 is probably plenty powerful to take down a moose, it’s pretty comparable to .30-06, the rimmed cartridges do take some getting used to though. Thanks for watching!
Also, three videos from this one there will be a bit of a quality improvement. Got a new phone and the video quality is definitely superior but I’ve still got two more vids to post from the old phone so you won’t see the difference for a bit (Carcano M38 video will be the first from the new phone)
I actually didn’t realize this comment was on the P14 video not the M1917 so I must correct myself, that is the .30-06 price I was mentioning. The P14 I can’t say with confidence what they are currently going for as I haven’t see one around in a while
my two favorite rifles, Enfield, P-14, and Mauser, 71/84. my two favorite cartridges, 11.15x60 Mauser and .303 British. how convenient. Now you NEED a Webley and a Reichsrevolver. ...and a hot dog to toast at the end of that long bayonet.
Excellent choices! Definitely two of my favorites 👍🏻 and I would do terrible things for a Reichsrevolver... Got a Webley MkVI in .455 and I’ve got a MkIV .38/200 on layaway currently
That rifle looks like it is in a 1917 stock. Didn't get a great look at the other side. 1914's had a volley sight on the side and they were taken off but you could see where it was atttached on the left side of the rifle. Nice rifle nontheless.
The guns post great war went to the Walden Arsenal.Those considered worth keeping, mostly the Winchester manufactuer, had the volley sights removed and were refinshed, Waldernised, in the slang. Only the Winchester guns were considered good enough for sniping, and were marked with a T in a circle cartouche. Both scoped and iron sight weapons were used in this role, in some case up to the 1940's. A number of rifles, the Remington and Eddystone weresupplied as 'Aid' to some of the Balkan states by the British goverment.
many P14s do indeed now sit in P17 stocks. Not uncommon and not an issue. The nice thing about a P14 is that if you reload .303 British your brass will last longer with its front locking lugs
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I have the model 1917 , dated 1918 . I also have a WWI Enfield , dated 1916 , WWII , dated 1943. I wish I had more of US made rifles , yet for the cost of the 1903 & the 1903 A3 , I can buy most of the time 2 other milsurp rifles for my collection . Eventually I will acquire the 1903 & 1903A3 & hopefully the P14
I had one, had to sell a couple years ago, breaks my heart not to have it, I restored it from a sporterized rifle to an almost ware ready state.
Always a sad day when you have to let a classic like that go...
Only the Winchester guns were considered good enough by the British to be Sniper rifles, both scoped and iron sighted. Post Great War the guns were stored at the Walden Arsenal, revamped and volley sights removed. The sights and a few other bits went on the SMLE Rifle No4, which was due for introduction in 1939, But, WW2 were declared! So apart from Europe post D-Day the most used rifle was still SMLE No1. The Brtish Home Guard recived a lot of P17, these were distingused by a red band around the stock, being in 30.06 as opposed to P14 in .303. Similarly the bayonet rings are diffrent, the Remington Pattern P14/17 bayonet has two vertical grooves in the hilt on each side so are distinctly diffrent whne you grab them. As I shoot both SMLE No1 and P14, both good guns and fun to shoot, but the P14 is a target rifle taken to war, the SMLE No1 is a war rifle you can take to the range.
Well stated, and a good bit of info I hadn’t read yet. Thanks!
@@GreatNorthwestWeaponry My pleasure, I shoot one in the UK, I also have a 1941 Mossberg Mb 42 a, that spent all it's life in the British Military, till I got it. It's marked Property of the United States, so don't tell anyone! :-) One factor to check, has your gun got British Proof marks? If it hasn't it wa salways in Military Service, but made in US All British guns wether civillian or military have to be proofed, it is a serious offence to sell, give or in any way pass on a firearm that is not proofed. So if no proofs, it never went into British civillian use.
It does have British proof marks, mostly on the receiver
@@GreatNorthwestWeaponry Then it may have bene done before going into service of post, either way it is a Legal gun in UK. Enjoy the beast , I do mine! :-) Should have added, if you de stock it there should be marks on the barrel by the chamber.
I have immensely enjoyed it thus far! And I’ll check for that next time I open up the stock
I was very glad to see this video of the p14. What do you think of the .303 cartridge? Is it plenty powerful for moose? Is it difficult to find bayonettes?
Bayonets are pretty easy to find but somewhat expensive, .303 is probably plenty powerful to take down a moose, it’s pretty comparable to .30-06, the rimmed cartridges do take some getting used to though. Thanks for watching!
Thanks another enjoyable video. A little hard to see detail on the table.
I noticed that, gonna work on improving the lighting 👍🏻 thanks for the feedback!
Also, three videos from this one there will be a bit of a quality improvement. Got a new phone and the video quality is definitely superior but I’ve still got two more vids to post from the old phone so you won’t see the difference for a bit (Carcano M38 video will be the first from the new phone)
Nice thumbnail!
@Matthew Haber Thank you kindly! Demo thumbnails will be looking like this from now on
How much do they go for now?
They are usually over $1,500 these days, I’ve seen them as high as $2,000 but that’s a bit steep in my opinion
@@GreatNorthwestWeaponry 30-06 version, i can understand the spike in price but .303 version? wow.
I actually didn’t realize this comment was on the P14 video not the M1917 so I must correct myself, that is the .30-06 price I was mentioning. The P14 I can’t say with confidence what they are currently going for as I haven’t see one around in a while
@@GreatNorthwestWeaponry are they 303 versions that rare?
I’ve only ever seen the one in person, seen a couple on GunBroker before but yeah they’re pretty uncommon