P-14 Enfield

[ssj]

The US Enfield by Skennerton has the story of the transition from P14 to M17. IIRC all the spares and tooling were sold by the British for about $900,000; it had cost them over $20,000,000. in gold.

The assembly record for the P14 was about 50 rifles a day per man. For the M17 it inexplicably jumped to 280 rifles a day per man!

The P14 cost on average $42. each. Each M17 costed out at $26.00 each

This is how the USA ended WWI as the world's largest creditor!

[B]
The three plants also turned out non-compatible guns/parts, yet the p1917 didnt have that issue?

hmmm

regards

[RBruce]

Ase they complete with front and rear volley sights, correct stocks, and correct small parts? At $125 they are probably a steal even if non-matching.

[Patrick Chadwick]

At $125 they are probably a steal even if non-matching.

Well that's what I call "damning with faint praise". I have been looking for years for a good p14, and all I can find is worn-out, DP and demilled rubbish.

I would say: very well done, and that was a great steal.

[emmagee1917]

[B]
The three plants also turned out non-compatible guns/parts, yet the p1917 didnt have that issue?

hmmm

regards

They did at first . Production was halted until the problem was worked out . Except at Winchester. They went ahead. That's why the higher ups did not want Winchesters over in Europe for a bit , the parts would not interchange freely.
Chris