"Often called the 'American Enfield,' the Pattern 1914 in .303 caliber was the only British military rifle ever built wholly in the United States even though it was designed by the engineers at Enfield Arsenal. The U.S. Model 1917 was the same rifle, but rechambered for the American .30-06 cartridge. Over 1.2 million Pattern 1914 rifles and 2.5 million Model 1917 rifles were built during World War I by three American companies, Winchester, Remington and Eddystone. More American soldiers, including Sergeant Alvin York, were armed with the Model 1917 Enfield than with the Model 1903 Springfield."

- Publisher

British Enfield Rifles Volume 4: The Pattern 1914 and U.S. Model 1917 Rifles appears as volume four in a series of five.

The mystery is - I couldn't, at first, find any reference to volume three in the series. I already had volumes one and two:

1. Volume One covers the SMLE (No.1) Mk I and Mk III; 
2. Volume Two is about the Lee-Enfield No. 4 and No. 5 Rifles.

Then I viewed the publisher's site to find the following excerpt:

The demand for this book has been so great that the author and publisher decided to skip over Volume 3 in the series which will deal with the original "Long Lee" rifle for the time being. - Publisher

Kind of reminds me of the movies "Gettysburg" and "Gods and Generals" being released out of order.

Mystery solved, now I can proceed.

As I already said, I have the first two volumes in the series and consider them "must haves" in my book collection.

With Volume 4, Mr. Stratton has written an excellent book on the Pattern 1914 and Model 1917 rifles including:

• Extensive descriptions of each rifle;
• Extensive descriptions of each part;
• Information on markings, codes and inspection stamps;
• History of both rifle's development and deployment in both World War I and World War II.
   

The book also includes "step by step" rifle and bolt disassembly instructions, including two approaches for disassembly of the bolt. 

Many of the Pattern 1914 parts are interchangeable with the Model 1917. In each of the book's part description sections, the author states whether the specific part is interchangeable between the two models and if it is not, he explains why.

Paperback: 154 pages
Publisher: North Cape Publications; (November 1, 2000)
ISBN: 1882391292

This book can be purchased at -

https://www.northcapepubs.com/

List of Chapters and Appendices

1. Introduction;
2. Markings;
3. Action Body and Barrel;
4. Breechbolt Assembly; 
5. Furniture;
6. Fittings;
7. Sight Assemblies;
8. Accessories;
9. Appendix A: Pattern 1914 and U.S. Model 1917 Rifle;
10. Appendix B: Disassembly and Reassembly;
11. Appendix C: Furniture Wood and Metal Finishes;
12. Appendix D: Cartridges;
13. Appendix E: Production Estimates;
14. Appendix F: Pattern 1913 Rifle;
15. Appendix G: Remington Model 30 Rifle;
16. Appendix H: American vs. British Terminology