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Enfield 303 Pattern 14 trigger tool ?
I purchased this tool just because it had Enfield 303 Pattern 14 stamped on it, not knowing what it is or how it was used presumably something to do with the trigger ? anybody any ideas.
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05-10-2017 11:44 AM
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I can't see any mention of a special trigger tool for the P'14. A decent re-take of the photos, especially photo 3 might help.
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I think the wooden handles are a later add on. One is covering up some letters.
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Is this any help? Same picture but I've just made the 3rd picture lighter and cropped it.
Last edited by Flying10uk; 05-11-2017 at 06:25 PM.
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Here are a few more pictures, a better look at pic number 3 the other side is a mirror image, one showing the end of the tool and one showing the hidden letters which turn out to be F 1, given how overly complicated the wooden handle is attached to the tool I am reasonably confident they are original to it and not added later, it almost reminds me of some sort of mould? Attachment 83837Attachment 83838Attachment 83839
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Joseph Barrett
it almost reminds me of some sort of mould?
It looks like an old Lyman bullet mould in construction.
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I wondered about some sort of crimping/forming pliers but what the connection to a P14 would be I don't know? It sort of looks as if it may have been made "in house" rather than something that was commercially available.
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Originally Posted by
Flying10uk
I wondered about some sort of crimping/forming pliers but what the connection to a P14 would be I don't know? It sort of looks as if it may have been made "in house" rather than something that was commercially available.
It has crossed my mind that it was made in house to do a specific job, perhaps an original tool altered for that purpose rather than made from scratch?
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trigger holder + heatsink
Holder and heatsink for trigger bend/curve correction?
I suspect that, if you get hold of an M1917/P14 trigger, you will find that the pivot end with the hardened surfaces fits into the mould-like recess. The trigger tang is left protruding, and could then be heated up sufficiently to be able to adjust the curve, while the holder also functions as a heat sink to prevent the pivot hole and sear-contact surfaces from being softened.
It does indeed look like a "one-off" from a workshop that did a lot of trigger work.
Last edited by Patrick Chadwick; 05-13-2017 at 05:27 AM.
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[QUOTE=Patrick Chadwick;400682]Holder and heatsink for trigger bend/curve correction?
I suspect that, if you get hold of an M1917/P14 trigger, you will find that the pivot end with the hardened surfaces fits into the mould
Thanks Patrick
I have just tried to take off the trigger guard on my P14 to check the fit but then decided I don’t know what I am doing so gave up, so I just measured the width of the trigger and its a perfect fit for the hole in the end of the tool, your answer definitely sounds the most plausible and I will go with that as to its use and title, do you mind if I put this information on my website credited to you.