Norwegian use amounted to British surplus stocks being delivered to Norway resistance fighters during World War 2 following the German invasion and subsequent occupation. Similarly, Filipino forces were given the type for resistance actions against their Japanese occupiers in the Second World War. The Soviet Union was the recipient of the P14 mark via Lend-Lease and featured these in the Leningrad Campaign.
Even before World War 2, the Americans became operators of the P14 line. While American production of the British rifle wrapped up back in 1917, the United States finally committed to The Great War effort in 1917 and found itself in dire need of small arms of any kind. The Pattern 1914 fit the bill and was placed back into local production for the American Army to fight alongside the standard-issue Springfield M1903 bolt-action rifles of the time. The primary change from the British model and the American version was the switch to the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge. The guns went on to be known as the "Model 1917 Enfield", "M1917 Enfield", or "American Enfield" (this gun is detailed elsewhere on this site).
As built, the P14 rifle has an overall weight of 9.5lb and an overall length of 46.25 inches with a 26 inch barrel assembly. The action was based on the tried-and-true German Mauser action featuring a turn-bolt system and manually actuated by the operator. The weapon fed from a 5-round stripper clip and held a muzzle velocity of 2,380 feet-per-second reaching out to ranges of 800 yards. Its construction was conventional (and traditional) featuring a long-running wooden body, inlaid metal components, and integrated pistol grip/shoulder stock.
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