< Previous9. Enfield Pattern 1917, .300-inch. This rifle is very similar in appearance to the No. 3 Pattern 1914, .303-inch, but has the following main differenccs:- (a) It has no brass d isc on the butt, nor has it any place for such a disc. (b) The bolt is browned all over, whereas the bolt of the No. 3 rifle is bright in p:ms. (c) There is no number on the bolt lever. These rifles were made in t he U.S.A., and may be found to be ~.ampctl "vVinchestcr", "Rcmington", "E.R.A.", or "Springfield", according to t he place at which they were made. They should not be confused wit h the \ 'Vinchester, Rcm ington or Springfield pattern r ifles which arc entirely different. 10. Springfield, .300-inch (as issued to the United Stat es Army} looks like a cross between t he shott magazine Lee-Enficld and the Pattern 1914. Its length is 3 ft. lOt in., i.e. about 4 inches shorter than the Pattern 1914. It has a "gadget" on the left side of the body which has three positions; "normal" allowing the rounds to be fed from the magazine; "up" which ~tops the bolt coming sufficiently far back to engage the r ound from the magazine; and "down" which :tllows the bolt to be withdr:twn altogether. The backsight on this rifle is located on top of the barrel just in front of the breech. 11. 'Winchester, .300-inch. A short rifle of size similar to the old cavalry carbine. It has a falling block bolt aetior. with reloading lc,·er underneath :tnd a tubular magazine. This rifle does not take the sam e ammunition as other A merican .300-inch rifles and is described as 30/30. NOTES:- 1. None of the .300-inch rifles w ill take.: .303-inch ammunition nor will any .303-inch rifle take .300-inch ammunition. 2. All .300-inch weapons arc to be marked as such by p ainting a 2-inch red band round the stock and handguard, between the nosccap and the upper sling ~.vivel. 61 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKNext >