1917 US Enfield question
I just picked up a 1917 Eddystone that has seen a lot of miles. I am in the process of cleaning it up and have noticed that the sling and stacking swivels are mix-matched. If I am holding the rifle up and staring at the floorplate, should the swivels be towards the bolt side or the other way?
Thanks, yblockhead
Thanks, yblockhead
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the stacking swivel is closest to the muzzle, the sling swivel is closest to the trigger guard 0 -
If, as I believe, you are refering to the off-set, they are off-set towards the right (bolt) side.
Quote from Pattern 1914 and U.S. Model 1917 Rifles by Charles R. Stratton: "This was done to offset the sling somewhat to the right of center to give both physical and visual clearance for the volley sight pointer. The practice of offsetting the sling to the right continued with Model of 1917 rifles--even though they had no volley sights!"
And, so you don't have to ask the next question: The sling swivel band is installed so that the screw passes through the band from left to right.0
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