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m4a3sherman How to date a P14 Rifle? 06-20-2011, 06:55 PM
vintage hunter Look on the left side of the... 06-20-2011, 10:06 PM
m4a3sherman ah! excellent thanks! I just... 06-20-2011, 11:27 PM
vintage hunter Who made it? 06-21-2011, 01:25 AM
m4a3sherman The rifle is an Eddystone... 06-21-2011, 10:32 AM
vintage hunter Mine's an Eddy with 6 digit... 06-21-2011, 11:53 AM
m4a3sherman Fair enough about the... 06-21-2011, 12:22 PM
vintage hunter Yeah, I thought of that too,... 06-21-2011, 06:00 PM
m4a3sherman Mine is a two piece; and that... 06-21-2011, 07:58 PM
Patrick Chadwick P14 dating 06-22-2011, 04:00 AM
gew98 2701927018Here's pics of my 5... 09-22-2011, 12:22 PM
gew98 Some more if they download... 09-22-2011, 10:00 PM
gew98 couple more. 09-22-2011, 10:20 PM
m4a3sherman Hello Patrick, i see that... 06-22-2011, 11:02 AM
vintage hunter I made a mistake, mine has a... 06-22-2011, 12:35 PM
Patrick Chadwick No idea about that at the... 06-22-2011, 02:56 PM
m4a3sherman Hello, I will indeed post... 06-22-2011, 06:05 PM
m4a3sherman Ok, show and tell time.... 06-22-2011, 10:50 PM
Patrick Chadwick Thanks for the pics. You have... 06-23-2011, 12:46 PM
vintage hunter If the '27 is only an... 06-23-2011, 01:13 PM
Tom in N.J. I had a super "Fat Boy"... 06-23-2011, 01:41 PM
m4a3sherman Ok, pictures of the bbl... 06-24-2011, 11:33 PM
vintage hunter The USMC is for United Shoe... 06-25-2011, 10:52 AM
m4a3sherman Ach! So misleading! Haha well... 06-25-2011, 12:06 PM
vintage hunter I think your assumption is... 06-25-2011, 02:21 PM
m4a3sherman No idea what happened to it-... 06-25-2011, 07:39 PM
A. F Medic What does stamping mean? 07-31-2011, 10:04 PM
remington Are you looking for any... 09-04-2011, 12:20 PM
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    Hello Patrick, i see that like me, you get around on these forums! Thanks for the continually useful and educating posts. Now to business; mine has the asterisk on the top of the chamber and on the bolt extractor. I know this may be incorrect, but I had always been told that the asterisk was indeed denoting of a lengthened and strengthened bolt but that it had been a sort of conversion that most rifles underwent. I have only seen a precious few without the stamping and they seem to sell for very high. Perhaps you could shed some light on this? Additionally, the receiver on my P14 has a two stamped just a few centimeters above the asterisk; any idea of its meaning? Additionally, Though mine has gone through Weedon repair, I am restoring it to WWI configuration (I just love volley sights) as it does not have the stock neck cartouche (probably faded away) and one can't readily check the barrel date. The replacement volley sights are supposed to arrive today so perhaps I'll put pictures up once I install them and get her going.
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    I made a mistake, mine has a 5 digit serial number, 60405, and the left bolt lug measures .625''. , still has the volley sights and a mysterious 1 pc handgard. Until recently my interest in milsurp rifles was shooting and hunting with them so I was satisfied with just knowing who made it and when. At one time in the early 90's I had 4 P14's, all Eddy's. In light of Patricks and m4a3sherman's posts I guess I was lucky to have kept the one I have left, I have it simply because it had the best bore of the lot. It's all matching, except rear sight, and has all Eddystone parts. This is pure sreculation on my part but judging by the ser. # it's possible it was among the first batch to be sent over. Patrick, 'Sherm, any thoughts?

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    Quote Originally Posted by m4a3sherman View Post
    Additionally, the receiver on my P14 has a two stamped just a few centimeters above the asterisk

    No idea about that at the moment. Pictures please! - I am at present puzzled by what you mean by "a few centimeters above the asterisk"

    I do not know, but I find it plausible, that any Mk 1 rifles that were pulled in for overhaul or "Weedoning" would have been upgraded to the* configuration at the same time.

    A one-piece handguard may be an emergency repair using something adpted from another rifle. Impossible to even guess without pics of the outside and the inside (rivet holes etc may provide clues).

    But a P14 Mk 1 (no star) that has kept its volley sight is indeed a comparative rarity. Assuming, for lack of precise information, a regular production (approx 1.2 million rifles in 18 months, half of them from Eddystone), then the number would indeed suggest the first or second month of production. As to the delivery batches - quien sabe?

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