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Sported Winchester 1917
I recently ran across a sported Winchester 1917 and couldn't resist. I've collected a few sported mil surps in the last year for eventual use in the "open class" of a military surplus match that my sons and I shoot in.
The stock has not been molested and is in very good original condition. The barrel (also Winchester) appears to have been trimmed about a 1/4", but is otherwise in pretty good shape and the grinding and D&T'ing seems to have been done in a workman like manner. Rifle came with a decent quality made-in -Japan 4x scope and an old sling. It is boxed, very lightly struck and almost looks like "01" or "10"
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I'm trying to identify the stock manufacturer. Usually I see "E", "R" or "W" on the forend tip, although I have one that has a "4" . I can't quite make out the symbol on this one...anyone seen anything like this?
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What does the 4 mean on the end of the stock? That is what mine has. Nice rifle by the way!
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Winchester stamped their stocks with a number sometimes.
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Originally Posted by
mtbikerwvu
Thanks for the info!
+1
I re-posted my inquiry from 2009 about the "4" at the stock tip and got similar responses...looks like this one and the "4" were early Winchesters.
Odd 1917 stock marking - Calguns.net
