[ 276 ] 1913 dated United States Army P14 303 Rifle Bayonet- Remington Maker

Description

WW1 era United States Army P14 303 Rifle Bayonet .

A Very Nice early example of a US Issued P14 Bayonet.

you get the bayonet shown in the photos.

The bayonet has wooden grips,and has a blued finish to the blade.

The screws on the handle havebeen painted with Black paint to

stop them from rusting.

The pommel is also painted Black.

It is Maker Stamped on side one of the blade " 1913 REMINGTON 9 17 "

So the bayonet was issued in the 9th Month, 1917.

On the other side is a pile of British Acceptance Markings that have

been Crossed out.see photos.

The bayonet looks Un-issued condition and sold a is.Photos make up part of the description.

The primary contractor (Vickers) was unable to produce more than

a handful of rifles, so the P14 became a de facto afterthought.

The Short Magazine Lee–Enfield therefore

remained the standard British rifle during World War I and beyond.

The need for additional small arms combined with a shortage of

spare industrial capacity led the British government to contract

with United States commercial arms manufacturers,

Winchester, Remington and Eddystone (a subsidiary of Remington

set up principally to manufacture the P14) to produce the P14

for the British before the US entered the war in 1917.

However, each factory produced slightly differing parts, leading

to interchangeability issues.

Therefore, the official designation of the rifle was dependent

upon its manufacturer: e.g., the Pattern

1914 Mk I W is a Mk I of Winchester manufacture, R would be

Remington, or E for Eddystone.

Problems were encountered with specifications, quality and

shortage of machine tools and skilled workers, with the result that the

first rifles were not accepted by British inspectors until February 1916.

In December 1916, a modification was made to enlarge the bolt lugs

and the rifle became the Mark I*. They were still designed by the letter

of their manufacturer (W, R or E), even if the production had become more standardized.

The Mk I were soon confined to training usage and marked DP,

meaning Drill Purpose.