P14: Remington marked receiver; Eddystone stock

[Jesse Gibson]

Purchased Pattern 14, awaiting shipment. The receiver is marked "RE" inside an oval. The wood is from an Eddystone stock. Is this seen occasionally? I think it would a Remington made receiver on an Eddystone made stock? Bolt is not matching as well. . . [I judge the stock to be a Eddystone made because there are no finger grooves. I am thinking the firearm got a replacement at some point/cobbled together firearm?]

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[A square 10]

photos would help a lot , the rifle would have left the factory with a remington stock , but just for starters , if this Pat 1914 rifle [remington] went through weedon repairs it could have been fitted with the eddystone stock with the volley sight cuts and without finger grooves , these are called a fatboy stock because they were generous in the magazine area , does it have the volley cuts ? does it seem a bit fat in the mid section ? it could also have been fitted with an aftermarket replacement stock ,

[Ridolpho]

Jesse: I have a P14 that consists of a Winchester action/ barrel in an Eddystone stock. The pair appear to have been through the Weedon standard repairs but there is no serial number or other marking I can see on the stock that would associate it with the particular action. Has anyone out there ever seen rifle serial numbers added to a replacement stock?

Ridolpho

[Jesse Gibson]

From the seller; not great quality images. BUT I like the old dark looking wood, however it got that way, God or man.

I inquired as to the receiver stamp, he responded "RE" in an oval. He said volley sight is, of course, missing. Has been "removed". Told him I would buy a replacement from Numrich and tried to get him to knock it off the price he declined, stating he did not see how it would fit? [I believe he said the rear part (aperture) was there.] We took the gun for $400.

Thanks for the replies.

Sellers blurb:

"Remington Enfield Pattern 14 (P-14).303 British Caliber. 26" barrel. Includes bayonet and scabbard."

[Jesse Gibson]

The guy told me that the front volley sight was cut and it has been pointed out to me that the rear volley sight is not there in the images, ergo I think you guys have it. It's a Remington that has been put through the "Weedon Repair Centre".

Remington receiver and Eddystone wood. Strangely enough, if this is correct, and if what I can glean is true, this is perfect for me. While I own some milsurps, I am not at all familiar with the P14 other than rudimentary reading. It seems that generally speaking, the Remington receiver is better thought of and the Eddystone wood, to my eyes, seems a bit more hardy. By that I mean beefier around the magazine area and no wood removed for finger grooves.

Hopefully that is what will be in a week. [The bayo and scabbard are always cool to me, so maybe I did not overpay too badly.]

[A square 10]

i dont think you overpaid and as long as what you get for bayonet and scabbord are pattern 13 items you actually got a fairly good deal in my book , congrats ,

it does not have the rear volley arm , as would be with a weedon rifle , and that does in fact appear to be an original eddystone stock ,

[Mk VII]

Large numbers of these were overhauled by the Trade in 1940, and parts would have been mixed up then.

[Patrick Chadwick]

BUT I like the old dark looking wood, however it got that way, God or man.

It is probably natural. I have an Eddystone M1917 and a P14 Eddystone stock, and they are both as dark as old railroad ties. Not stained, no oil, just very dark wood. I think it is a variant of American walnut.

[MAAD58]

I am new to this community (as of today) but was very interested in this thread. I have inherited a Pattern 14, marked ERA and serial number 93807. From other threads I believe I can narrow down the date of manufacture to between late October and early November 1916 and that it is an Eddystone Remington manufactured rifle. Can anybody confirm this for me? I am waiting to bring the gun over from Canada to the UK while I get the necessary variations to my FAC but cannot wait to take it down to the range and shoot it. It has been in storage for at least the last 50 years and my father told me when I was younger it has only been shot about a dozen times in its entire existence. Any information that anybody can provide on this rifle would be much appreciated.

[sakorick]

I am new to this community (as of today) but was very interested in this thread. I have inherited a Pattern 14, marked ERA and serial number 93807. From other threads I believe I can narrow down the date of manufacture to between late October and early November 1916 and that it is an Eddystone Remington manufactured rifle. Can anybody confirm this for me? I am waiting to bring the gun over from Canada to the UK while I get the necessary variations to my FAC but cannot wait to take it down to the range and shoot it. It has been in storage for at least the last 50 years and my father told me when I was younger it has only been shot about a dozen times in its entire existence. Any information that anybody can provide on this rifle would be much appreciated.

Hello MAAD58. Sounds like a P14 made by Eddystone. It would have had the front and rear volley sights and unlikely that it was only fired 50 times. You also need to inspect the rifle very carefully. If it has any Remington or Winchester parts......I would not shoot the rifle as they had problems with the US made P14's with parts being not standard between the 3 manufacturers. If the bolt matches the SN you should have no problems. Regards, Rick.