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    M1917 from 1917

    Though I promised myself not to get another one of them as there are already quite some of them around I couldn't pass on this one. It's my first M1917 dating from 1917, an Eddystone with a barrel date of 9-17 (which is, by the way, bright as a mirror) and a five digit S/N.

    Canadian markings (OR over 53) on the butt of the stock, the stock is R marked on the tip. But that's nothing new with the one's used in Canadaicon .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Promo View Post
    and a seven digit S/N.

    It can't be a seven-digit number. Seven digits (i.e. above the 1 million mark) weren't reached until about August 1918. And that disguised number starts with a 31. The symmetry of the markrings also indicates that the full number is 31xxx. Which dates the receiver to around 9-17 according to the list in Ferris.

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    Oh god, that was a fail. Of course 5 digit, corrected

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    A very, very pretty rifle

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    Quote Originally Posted by chuckchili View Post
    A very, very pretty rifle

    Yeah. It's just a pity it was spoilt by the scrubbed number!

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