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Very good. x, 154 pages. Illustrations. Includes Introduction, as well as Chapter 1, Markings; Chapter 2, Action Body and Barrel; Chapter 3, Breechbolt Assembly; Chapter 4, Furniture; Chapter 5 Fittings; Chapter 6, Sight Assemblies; and Chapter 7, Accessories. Also includes 10 Appendices: British Pattern 1914 and U.S. Model 1917 Rifle; Disassembly and Assembly; Furniture Wood and Metal Finishes; Cartridges; Production Estimates; The Pattern 1913 Rifle; The Remington Model 30 Rifle; The Remington Model 1934 Rifle; and American vs. British Terminology. Also contains a bibliography; About the Author; and a listing of other books from North Cape Publications, Inc. At the start of World War I Great Britain was woefully short of small arms of all types. The M1917 proved to be one of the most reliable and accurate bolt action rifles ever developed. Sgt. Alvin York was armed with a M1917 Enfield and a Colt Government.45 ACP pistol when he captured most of a battalion of German troops in France. Both the British P-14 and the U.S. Model 1917 Enfield served well into World War II with Allied Forces from Russia to China. This book provides a part-by-part description of both of these famed rifles. Collectors will find all the codes, markings, finishes and other information needed to determine originality and even service units. The book is well illustrated with line drawings of parts and photographs of complete rifles, telescopic sights and other important parts. This is one of the For Collectors Only series. The American firms of Remington Arms and Winchester were asked to supply 1.1 million rifle according to a new pattern established in 1914. When the United States entered the war in 1917, the U.S. government took over the contracts. The caliber was changed from the British.303 to the U.S..30-06 and 3.7 million U.S. Model 1917 Enfield rifles were produced. This is volume four in a five volume series on the British Enfield Rifle.