CODE – 04-132-914

NAME – Colt Model 1914

COMMON NAMES – Colt Potato-Digger

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1914

CALIBER – 7.62x63mm (30-06)

OVERALL LENGTH – 101.6 cm (40 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 71.1 cm (28 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 25.4 cm (10 in)

LOAD – .30 M1906 Ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.72 g (150 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 847 m/s (2780 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3491 j (2575 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 15.88 kg (35 lb)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 23.81 kg (52 lb 8 oz) loaded with 250 round belt in ammunition case

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 49.44 (109 lb) mounted on tripod and loaded with 250 round belt in ammunition case

TYPE OF MOUNT – Folding tripod

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 25.63 kg (56 lb 8 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Protected blade, Rear sight – Ladder type graduated to 2377 m (2600 yards),

Folded sight – U notch set to 274 m (300 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 732 m (800 yards)

OPERATION – Gas, fires from closed bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 80 rpm

CYCLIC ROF – 450-480 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 250 round cloth (Canvas) belt

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.11 kg (3.88 oz)

Ammunition case (empty) for one – 250 round belt – 1.13 kg (2 lb 8 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 6.80 kg (15 lb)

Ammunition case with one – 250 round belt – 7.94 kg (17 lb 8 oz)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Ten – 250 round belts (2,500 rounds) in ammunition cases

LOAD WEIGHT – 79.38 kg (175 lb)

MANUFACTURER – Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Connecticut (1914), Marlin-Rockwell Corporation, Plainville, Connecticut (under license from 1915)

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – US Military

Finned removable barrel (with tool – fixed hook spanner wrench)