The lawsuit which resulted in the U.S. paying Mauser royalties mostly involved the Mauser top insertion clip, not the action itself. Though there were certainly some similarities between the actions, there were enough differences to avoid that issue.
The 1917 Enfield was considerably different from the Lee-Enfield action, with more resemblance to a cock-on-closing pre-98 Mauser action.
Mule Deer
With your permission I would like to 'steal' that for my sig line.
W/o it I won't.
Jerry
