| Pattern 1913 "Trials" Rifle
Pattern 1913 "Trials" Rifle (Manufactured in 1913 by R.S.A.F. Enfield)
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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