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I suspect this is Enfield in Connecticut and not Enfield in Middlesex, UK which is where the Rifle and Motorcycle originated.
by lkramer 3y ago
I suspect this is Enfield in Connecticut and not Enfield in Middlesex, UK which is where the Rifle and Motorcycle originated.
- aksss 3y agoSmall bit of trivia, but the M1917 Enfield rifle, used by American forces in WWI and a derivative of the SMLE from the UK, was actually produced in CT, but in New Haven not Enfield. :^)
- rgoulter 3y agoThe M1917 uses a Mauser action, and isn't directly related to the Lee-Enfield (SMLE).
- aksss 3y agoYes, certainly not my area. As far as I know the M1917 is just a P14 chambered in .06. The P13/14 Lee-Enfield was built/designed as an improvement to the SMLE, though as you say, probably incorrect to call it a “derivative” so much as a successor (though an ill-fated one).