P14 question

[PeterPan]

Can you please let me know what is a meaning of that painting on the stock of the rifle?

 

[Gay Gun Lover]

Could be wrong but I think it's to show that it's only fit for drill purposes. How are the metal component's marked, DP ?

 

[f_soldaten04]

try the milsurp forum.

 

[slicknick]

I recall seeing something about how M1917 rifles were marked with a red band to show that they took different ammunition than the P-14. Done by the British when the US shipped a pile of rifles over post-Dunkirk

 

[tiriaq]

That is a different marking than this rifle.

 

[the_big_mike]

that looks kind of ugly...

 

[Rubikahn]

Racing stripes for retreating quickly

 

[green]

Red and white stripe means a "Drill Purpose" rifle. International imported Ross and P14 rifles with this and many had a 3/8" hole bored through the chamber.

 

[tiriaq]

These were the ones from India. The ones that I saw had absolutely beautiful bores before the barrels were drilled. Can't tell from the photo of the rifle if this one has been drilled - photo doesn't extend far enough to the right

 

[longbranch*]

P14

Yep, "DP'd" by the Injuns. See those stocks often on eBAY. Numrich and others probably had hundreds of them awhile back. I got one off eBAY last year for $8.50US, but often see them fetch $40US+. Lots of work to repair the cutouts to rebuild your P14 but will NEVER have any collector value.
Geoff in Victoria

 

[Claven2]

If the stock is not dish cut, it's very useable. Can you show abotu another 3 inches to the right of that photo?

 

[John Sukey]

Definetly an Indian DP. I have a SMLE with the same colours. You need to get the action out of the wood and see if there are any holes drilled on the underside of the barrel or any saw cuts.

 

[p-17]

I've seen a few of these. Definitely for drills. The sad thing is that the bore itself might be virtually pristine, but that hole drilled through the chamber makes the barrel useless.

However, you should expect that the rest of the action is complete and functional. I've actually seen a few of these made into shooters simply by putting a new barrel on. If it's a P-14, you could get another .303 barrel, or any barrel based on a belted magnum (changing the magazine box, of course). It also appears that you could use a barrel chambered for one of the short magnums like the .300 WSM, in which case you might be able to get away with the original magazine box.

Good luck.

 

[Calum]

Interesting.