Safety lever on a P14/ Model of 1917?

[fjruple]

FWIW
I am ninety years old. I handled my first M1917 as a member of the State Guard in 1943 and was made a sergeant because I was the only one who could strip and repair M1917's.I described this procedure strictly from memory. I have not owned a M1917 since 1965 but I do have a couple of M30 Remington rifles.

As a combat veteran myself, we of the younger generations deeply appreciate your service in one of the darkest chapters of our history. My late grandfather would often talk about the "English" rifle he used in the Great War. I personally could never understand why the M1917 was not fully developed with an adjustable windage rear sight and modifications to the bolt for cocking on opening and possibly shortening the barrel length to better meet the US Army needs after WWI. The only explanation would be the rifle suffered from "not invented here" syndrome by the US Army Ordnance.

Cheers

--fjruple

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