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    Early dovetailed plate, cover, locking bolt on Early Winchester Pattern 1914's

    Reading through my copy of ‘Instructions for care and repair of rifles, magazine .303-INCH, Pattern 1914’ printed in 1918 in answer to a question relating to the removal of the safety catch and locking bolt on a Pattern 1914 I noted that on early Winchester made rifles the plate, cover, locking bolt is dovetailed into the receiver rather than held in place by a screw (see highlighted text on bottom of page 7 of the instructions for armourers attached below). I have found one example in this forum so far (Serial W98 owned by fellow member H.E.S.H) which shows a dovetailed plate, cover, locking bolt, rather than a screw to fix it to the receiver.

    Does anyone have other examples of such a dovetailed plate, cover, locking bolt? I would be interested to know the upper serial range for when this the dovetailed part ceased being produced and switched to the more commonly seen screw fixing for the part.

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    remove the bolt,
    rotate the safety back until the post sticks out as far as it can,
    using a quality set of needle nose locking pliers, grab that post and pull it forward a little more, the safety can now be removed.
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    Kiwi, I have a P14 Winchester with the dovetail. Serial is 42XX. Salt Flat

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    P14

    Thanks for pointing that out, i hadnt noticed this variation, i can get some close up photos later this morning if anyone is interested?

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    Quote Originally Posted by H.e.s.h View Post
    i can get some close up photos later this morning if anyone is interested?
    Any pictures of the dovetail would be greatly appreciated H.e.s.h.

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    This is the safety on my Winchester P14 (U.K. deac.) which I take to be the later fixing arrangement?

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    Just found rifle serial W19074 with a dovetail part.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying10uk View Post
    I take to be the later fixing arrangement?
    That's correct, it's the normal.
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