276 was adopted in mid-1911 for further testing. Initially the RSAF designed the new rifle, at this point the Pattern 1911, around two calibres the. 276 Enfield (7×60mm) rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge for which the Pattern 1913 Enfield action was designed. This rifle was presented to the Small Arms Committee on 3 April 1911 by the Assistant Superintendent Carnegie, and the Chief Designer Reavill. In 1911, the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF) at Enfield, the British Government's design and production facility, produced a modified Mauser-pattern rifle for a similar cartridge, the. In response, Birmingham Small Arms (BSA) submitted a design chambered for a rimless high-velocity cartridge. The main changes called for a Mauser-style action and a one-piece stock (a cheaper and more serviceable option). In August 1910, the Small Arms Committee, which had been responsible for the adoption of the Short Magazine Lee–Enfield, was asked by the Director of Artillery to produce a new specification for a service rifle. This experience prompted the War Office to develop its own "magnum" round in 1910, using a. Introduction of the P'13 was rendered impractical by the outbreak of the First World War.ĭuring the Second Boer War, the British Army had been faced with expert Boer marksmen equipped with the Mauser Model 1895, in 7×57mm caliber. 276 Enfield rimless round, which was more powerful than the service-issued.
An advanced chamber design allowed for a high-velocity. The weapon was to serve as a replacement for the Short Magazine Lee–Enfield (SMLE). The Pattern 1913 Enfield (P'13) was an experimental rifle developed by the Royal Small Arms Factory for the British Army as a result of its combat experience in the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902. Manual, as determined by skill of operator
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