I got a free rifle, but what is it?

[tribal]

She's old, used and abused. But a free 30-06 won't be turned down by me. Anyone here know what it is I have? I know nothing of old guns so any info is helpful. It is also stamped made in England under the scope






Thanks

 

[j_06]

Pretty sure it's a sporterized P14 enfield.

 

[Andy]

Model of 1917 Enfield aka P17.

 

[can14]

Looks like an 1917 Enfield lend lease gun converted to a sporter

 

[tiriaq]

Perhaps one of the ones done by BSA. If so, a nice rifle.
Note the rear receiver bridge neatly recontoured for scope mounting, and the checkering at the wrist of the sported original stock. There is probably a sporting rear sight dovetailed into the barrel.

 

[gordonlbyrne]

sportered p17 made in the us by either ERA, thats Eddystone Reminginton Arsanal.RE indicating ,Reminginton or Winchester.Fashioned after the british designed p14 which were built by ERA ,RE and Winchester for the british in 303 cal.When the Americans entered ww1 military rifles were in short supply.to save time and money retooling to produce the 1903 Springfield they produced the p14 in 30-06 and called it Model of 1917.

 

[Hook]

Perhaps one of the ones done by BSA. If so, a nice rifle.
Note the rear receiver bridge neatly recontoured for scope mounting, and the checkering at the wrist of the sported original stock. There is probably a sporting rear sight dovetailed into the barrel.

Yep BSA. You can see the purplish tinge of the receiver. Likely to have a BSA stamp under the front scope base.

 

[kjohn]

Info is correct. Lots of those old rifles are excellent shooters.

 

[sgt.rock]

Good find. Always great to get free boom booms!!

 

[tribal]

Thanks guys! Helpful as always!!

I'm a get out and shoot a group and see how we do

 

[Rugdoc]

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. The Pattern 1914 Enfield was the successor to the Pattern 1913 Enfield experimental rifle and the predecessor of the U.S. Rifle M1917 Enfield.

The U.S. Model of 1917 was never officially called a P17, though that terminology has been used.

The M1917 Enfield, the "American Enfield", formally named "United States Rifle, cal .30, Model of 1917" was an American modification and production of the British .303-inch (7.7 mm) P14 rifle (listed in British Service as Rifle No. 3) developed and manufactured during the period 1917–1918. Numerically, it was the main rifle used by the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I. The Danish Slædepatruljen Sirius still use the M1917 as their service weapon.

More info:

https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2015/07/24/m1917-rifle-in-21st-century-greenland/