 | Pattern 1913 "Trials" Rifle Serial #1156
Pattern 1913 "Trials" Rifle Serial #1156
(Manufactured in 1913 by R.S.A.F. Enfield)
c/w 1908 Web Pattern sling
(Mfg in 1913 by M.E. Co. - Mills Equipment Co., London)
Caliber: ....................... .276 inch Enfield
Ammunition: ................. Specification RL 18000C (Troop Trials Cartridge)
Bullet: .......................... 165 grain, CNCS envelope, 98/2 lead/antimony core,
..................................... secures by 6 indents 1.265 in. (34.7 mm) long
.................................... 2,785 fps (Trajectory Vertex @ 800 yds = 5.23 ft.)
Bullet Diameter: ............ .282 in.
Charge: ........................ 49.3 grains of cordite M.D.T.
Overall Length: ............. 3.23 in. (82.0 mm)
Case Length: ................ 2.35 in. (59.7 mm)
Head Diameter: ............. .528 in. (13.4 mm)
Rim Diameter: ............... .517 in. (13.1 mm)
Rifling & Twist: .............. 5 Groove, Enfield, Left Hand, 1 Turn in 10"
Groove Depth: .............. .005 in.
Width of Lands: ............ .0936 in.
Overall Length: ............. 46.4 in. (1175 mm)
Barrel Length: ............... 26.0 in.(660 mm)
Weight: ........................ 8 lb 11 oz (3.94 kg) unloaded
Action: ......................... Modified Mauser turn bolt
Qty Mfg: ....................... 1,251 (508 completed by end of 1912 and 743 in early 1913)
Source: .... The U.S. Enfield by Ian Skennerton (1983) - ISBN: 0949749028
Source: .... The Lee Enfield by Ian Skennerton (2007) - ISBN: 9780949749826
Source: .... Small Arms Identification Series #10 by Ian Skennerton (1998) - ISBN: 0949749362
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