Posted by TimV on November 27, 2021 at 18:43:02 from (74.78.247.41):
In Reply to: Re: Help identify rifle posted by Janicholson on November 27, 2021 at 17:44:22:
Janicholson: Not exactly sure what you mean by front of bolt versus rear of chamber lugs, but I think you may have the 1917 Enfield (which has front of bolt locking lugs) confused with the Short Magazine Lee Enfield (Or SMLE--the standard British service rifle of the time) which has rear of bolt locking lugs. I'm linking another video by the same authors of the first, which takes a long look at the development of the Pattern 14 Enfield--the precursor to the 1917 Enfield, with essentially the same mechanism, and should explain this in more detail, complete with animations of the mechanism and a lot of primary-source info such as British specifications and trials explaining its derivation from the Mauser. It's worth 40 minutes of your time, as it will explain it more clearly than I can write it up here.
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