Guard at the BBC Broadcasting House in London with a P14 Enfield (Pattern 1914) rifle w/ bayonet – 1940
Developed from the experimental Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle, P14 rifles were made for the UK during WW1 by three companies in the USA; Winchester, Remington, & Eddystone
1,235,298 P14 rifles were produced from 1915–1917. In 1926 the P14 Enfield was re-designated by the British military as the No3Mk1.
Re-issued during WW2, P14s / No3Mk1s were finally declared obsolete in British service by 1947, but the sniper variants continued to be used by British and Australian units through the Korean War.
LIFE Magazine Archives – Hans Wild Photographer WWP-PD
