P14 Ident and Info?
- Thread starter rimfiremac
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The disc is part of a long range sighting arrangement. There is supposed to be an arm attached to the disc which is used as a front sight when shooting super long distance.When shooting long distance the arm is rotated upwards and then rotated into the down position alongside the stock when not in use.
Markings
On the left side of the receiver, the Crown, GR, and crossed flags are a cypher for George V and the broad arrow signifies Government ownership. The George V cypher was used between 1910 and 1936.
Somewhere on the action or on the barrel should be a STAR with a LETTER underneath it, signifying a WW2 Weedon Standard. Your Pattern 14 rifle nomenclature was changed to Patt. 14 No.3 Mark 1* after WWI. There were 10 firms that did the Weedon Standard upgrade on these rifles. The RSAF at Enfield, for example, used a STAR over E. Some other Companies were Parker Hale, Westley Richards, Holland and Holland, Purdey, BSA, Cogswell and Harrison, Skimin and Wood, Boss & Co., and WW Greener.
If you look for the STAR/LETTER, and post that info, we can tell you who did the Weedon Standard conversion.
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On the left side of the receiver, the Crown, GR, and crossed flags are a cypher for George V and the broad arrow signifies Government ownership. The George V cypher was used between 1910 and 1936.
Somewhere on the action or on the barrel should be a STAR with a LETTER underneath it, signifying a WW2 Weedon Standard. Your Pattern 14 rifle nomenclature was changed to Patt. 14 No.3 Mark 1* after WWI. There were 10 firms that did the Weedon Standard upgrade on these rifles. The RSAF at Enfield, for example, used a STAR over E. Some other Companies were Parker Hale, Westley Richards, Holland and Holland, Purdey, BSA, Cogswell and Harrison, Skimin and Wood, Boss & Co., and WW Greener.
If you look for the STAR/LETTER, and post that info, we can tell you who did the Weedon Standard conversion.
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