Finding out the name of this particular rifle has taken some time to research. With help from Tom ( who is more knowledgeable in weaponary than myself ) has come to a conclusion of an M1917 Enfield.
We came accross a similar rifle with a name of P14 Enfield. This one was the 1914 weapon, a predecessor of the 1917 rifle, both used by home guards (These were local volunteers who acted as a secondary defence force).
Although the weapons have similar appearances, each take different ammunition. And so to avoid confusion, the later M1917 was marked with a red stripe around the stock. The rifle in my photograph doesn't have this 'red stripe'. Does this mean it is a P14?
We looked futher into the features of both rifles and realised the M1917 is 'rounded' underneath the stock for a deeper magazine. Pehaps these weapons weren't used by the home guard, or maybe the 'red stripe' wore off...
We came accross a similar rifle with a name of P14 Enfield. This one was the 1914 weapon, a predecessor of the 1917 rifle, both used by home guards (These were local volunteers who acted as a secondary defence force).
Although the weapons have similar appearances, each take different ammunition. And so to avoid confusion, the later M1917 was marked with a red stripe around the stock. The rifle in my photograph doesn't have this 'red stripe'. Does this mean it is a P14?
We looked futher into the features of both rifles and realised the M1917 is 'rounded' underneath the stock for a deeper magazine. Pehaps these weapons weren't used by the home guard, or maybe the 'red stripe' wore off...
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