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Pattern 1914 Enfield

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The Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914 was a British service rifle of the First World War period, principally manufactured under contract by companies in the United States. It was a bolt-action weapon with an integral five round magazine that served as a sniper rifle and as second line and reserve issue until it was declared obsolete in 1947. The Pattern 1914 Enfield was the successor to the experimental Pattern 1913 Enfield and the predecessor of the US Rifle M1917 Enfield. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
.303 British 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced Year
1916 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
Connections

Operated By

Australian Defence Force, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Enfield Pattern 1914 (Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914)
United States Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Enfield Pattern 1914 (Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914)

Used In

Korean War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Pattern 1914 Enfield
World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Pattern 1914 Enfield
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Pattern 1914 Enfield
  • Infobox: service
    1916-1945 (UK)
  • Infobox: cartridge
    .303 British
  • Used In: Korean War, Wikipedia article text
    Some sniper rifles were used during the Korean War.
  • Used In: World War II, Wikipedia article text
    Prior to and during World War II, over 670,000 Pattern 1914 Enfields were used, after undergoing modification ("Weedon Repair Standard", formally the Mk II standard) in the UK, mainly as a rearguard rifle.
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Wikidata: Pattern 1914 Enfield
Wikidata Q45217, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: Enfield Pattern 1914 (Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914)
MilitaryFactory.com
  • Operated By: Australian Defence Force, Operators
    [ Afghanistan; Australia; Estonia; Lithuania; Latvia; Greenland; India; Ireland; Israel; Luxembourg; Norway; Philippines; Poland; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States ]
  • Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Afghanistan; Australia; Estonia; Lithuania; Latvia; Greenland; India; Ireland; Israel; Luxembourg; Norway; Philippines; Poland; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States ]
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