Red banded M1917

[cary m2a]

Does Anyone know where I can see or get pictures of M1917's painted red with .30 06 in black around the front hand guard?

Thanks

Cary

[Rick the Librarian]

I might have a picture of one - not sure about the "30-06" though.

I have several pictures of red-banded Remington M1903s, though.

[cary m2a]

Thanks Rick.
Stupid thing that I did was to take what little red paint that was left off of mine years ago.:thdown:

Cary

[us019255]

Do you mean like this rifle?


Email me if you have need of a specific view and I can send you a high resolution one.

I have no idea what the stamps on the butt mean, if a reader knows enlighten me.

[John Sukey]

PWR Prince of Wales Regiment
But you probably already knew that
Not a clue about the other one

Mine is marked to the RCAF

[cary m2a]

Thanks for the pictures.
Yes thats it. Thats what I was looking for, and the "C" and arrow means it was with Canada during WW2. Hope I'm not wrong on that .

[Don W]

I have one of those Canadian Red Band 1917's. It has two C^ stamps on the stock & one on the receiver. I have not taken any photos of the stamps.

Here is an old overall photo of it.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9dd26b3127ccec6db5b9d84d700000060O28AZMnDdmzZMw e3nwA/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D2/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/


HTH :beerchug:

DW

[jamie5070]

I have two winchesters with the paint. One with the canadian marks and "55 RCA" over a "24". Need to take some pics one of these days. :)
john

[Art]

This is fortuitous, I saw one of those yesterday at the range. A very nice rifle that after reading the above I'm sure was loaned to the Canadians. The rifle belonged to a guys whose parents had brought it to the range to see how it would pattern. It was a very nice 90% + import marked rifle. About 50% of the red paint was visible and the 30-06 was easy to make out.

[us019255]

"...PWR Prince of Wales Regiment
But you probably already knew that..."

Nope. Heck, I didn't even know that the "C" over the broad arrow was Canada.

Found this piece in a Missoula gun shop, as a consignment, about 6 years ago. It has a nice bore and obviously has been well taken care of. I purchased specifically because of the red band.

[rice 123]

My 1917 has a capital T C with a 53 under the letters what would that stand for

[cary m2a]

We'll look into that for ya rice 123

Cary

[cary m2a]

Hey rice 123
Was Canadian Engineers The T.C. is for Tramway Company. Hope that helps, still looking at numbers.

[gunner]

Hello !
I`ve got an Winchester M 1917 also red-banded with an canadian broad arrow. There where also this markings onthe buttstock: ST.D and C.C.T.C.
and the 64.
Can anybody tell me what this means?

Gunner

[cary m2a]

gunner,
I'll try or LMDawson might find out something on it.

Cary

[gunner]

gunner,
I'll try or LMDawson might find out something on it.

Cary

Hi Cary !

Thank you for the answer. I`ll hope you can find any information.

Gunner

[LMDawson]

Gunner,
I am currently trying to find any information on your rifle. Is the Broad Arrow alone or with a C around it? Any other markings?

Best Regards
Lisa

[gunner]

Lisa,
Thank you for answering. The Broad Arrow is with an C around it. There are no other markings on the buttstock. There are some markings on the forestock in front of the magazin. The problem is that they´re not in good condition. I think that´s 5 letters and i can read only a YW?K?. On the rest of the rifle are the normally markings like eagleheads, the bomb and the W`s.
Thank you for your efforts.

Best regards

Gunner

[gunner]

Hi Lisa,
Here are some Pic`s of my Winchester M 1917. They are not the best but i hope they can help you by your search.

All the best

Gunner

[LMDawson]

Thank you, that helps a bunch. Looks Like a C.O.T.C., which I did find. When I get home tonight I will post that for you.

Best Regards

Lisa

[gunner]

Thank you, that helps a bunch. Looks Like a C.O.T.C., which I did find. When I get home tonight I will post that for you.

Best Regards

Lisa

Thanks a lot Lisa. Have a nice day.

Best regards

Gunner

[LMDawson]

Your C with the Broad Arrow looks like a Canadian Land Service and the COTC stands for Canadian Officers Training Corps and the D maybe Dalhousie University. I will keep checking around for more info.

Best Regards

Lisa

[gunner]

Your C with the Broad Arrow looks like a Canadian Land Service and the COTC stands for Canadian Officers Training Corps and the D maybe Dalhousie University. I will keep checking around for more info.

Best Regards

Lisa

Hello Lisa,

That´s sounds great ! Thank you for this. Now i must go to work but i hope you´re getting more info.

Have a good day.

Best regards

Gunner

[Animalmother]

My M1917 was a re-import I bought two years ago from a local dealer. The stock has been heavily sanded, but proof and Canadian stamp are still visable. Reciever and Barrel (7-18) are both Remington. I searched for traces of red paint with no avail. I suspect it was present, however, as the front of the stock seems to have been sanded a little harder than the rest of the stock, suggesting the importer wanted it removed for cosmetic reasons. It's too bad. Overall, it's a nice rifle and a pretty good shooter.

[gunner]

Could you please send a pic of the markings on the right side of the buttstock?

Regards,

Gunner