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Assorted parts, rear sight missing, (I know someone who has one) stock has been sanded.
I had a P14 with grooves in the stock, and it was very light coloured, maybe birch?? Could be a 1917 stock?? I sold it earlier this year for $400. It was complete, but had been blued (very nicely actually) and sanded, so the collector value was gone. It's only original once.
I think $500 might be reaching a bit, but at least the bolt and receiver match.
 
Imported into the U.S by Centry arms, Saint. ALBANS Vermont. Its a P-14, Not a P17 and its in .303 british cal, not .30-06 springfield.
if it shoots well,you MAY get $300-350.
as was said, the P14 and P17 RECEIVERS were sought after ,back in the day,. shoot it and have fun...
 
POPS said:
Imported into the U.S by Centry arms, Saint. ALBANS Vermont. Its a P-14, Not a P17 and its in .303 british cal, not .30-06 springfield.
if it shoots well,you MAY get $300-350.
as was said, the P14 and P17 RECEIVERS were sought after ,back in the day,. shoot it and have fun...
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I have one as well, but my one is in excellent condition, un sanded, birch wood stock and still has a excellent like new Criterion made .303 barrel originally installed by Century - http://criterionbarrels.com/p14-enfield

Century in the 1990's had a few thousand of these originally very poor bore but otherwise little used, Indian surplus .303 P14's made up with WW2 vintage NOS US made M1917 birch stocks and brand new and tight spec Criterion barrels made on contract. Some got a full reblue (mine) and others a Park job except for the already blued new barrel.

Mine shoots like a laser with the proper handloads. These rifles have little collector value besides being like new when originally bought from Century, but are excellent shooters that rival a Ross for accuracy and strength. They are far better shooters than the average .303 Enfield.

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I think his may be a $500 one if the bore is reasonable. I was offered $700 for mine when I had it at the range a year or so ago, BTW, it looks way better up close than my poor quality pictures show.
 
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Nice ,the p14 is a tough and reliable rifle not as finicy as the no1mk111 ,not as many small parts and a one piece stock that isnt prone to the dam crack.This rifle was originally designed to replace the no1mk111 but was in its infancy at the outbreak of ww1 and the brits did not have time to retool to build this new design at the time.They continued to build the no1mk111 and contracted winchester,reminginton and eddystone to build the p14 for them.
 
tacfoley said:
Gentlemen, do you really mean beech, and not birch? The only birchwood stocks I've seen are on Swedish/Norwegian/Russian - generally Scandinavian - firearms.

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Yes birch, the Yanks used Birch on their Savage made No.4 Mk.1's as well as these WW2 era contract made M1917 spare stocks as they were still issuing and using the M1917 during WW2 but as you probably know all original manufacture of parts for them stopped in 1919.

The Brit's also bought spare parts for their P14's during WW2 from the Yanks and that is why you sometimes find US M1917 parts in British issue P14's (especially the firing pins). the USA made parts often have a screaming eagle marking.

Longbranch also used Birch during WW2 as Walnut was harder to get and Birch was a acceptable wartime substitute.

If your M1917 or P14 has a Birch stock it is safe to say it is a WW2 era rebuild, as the Yanks did a wack of rebuilds of crappy condition WW1 issue ones that they had boxed up right at the end of WW1 as is and then needed or got ready for issue during WW2.






These are typical Beech wood grain examples -

 
ssapach said:
He said he was going to just crush the receiver and throw it in scrap steel. He likely would have done that in my dad's shop, so I would have caught him anyways.

But yes......I know, stupid. He's an engineer though......... cou:

I told him worst case scenario is that someone could strip it for parts (because I didn't know anything about this particular rifle at the time)
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Did he build a bridge over the Nipigon river?
 
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