As Issued Model of 1917

Always nice to see what an M1917 looked like off the production line.

This Eddystone has the late production dark matte parkerized finish, with a 10-18 barrel, and all correct E-marked parts. Cartouches are sharp. Internals still a bit greasy. A few freckles in the metal finish, and age darkening of the wood. But overall, just a nice U.S. rifle.

A bonus came with the purchase: Remington 1917 bayonet and scabbard in very decent condition. I really should find a sling!

Lots of pics. Enjoy, and thanks for looking.

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Beautiful example.

Very nice.

Nice,nice....

Yes, very nice. I remember when we could get those for about $45 CDN here...in the grease. You'd get tired of it and sell it and buy another later. Now they're all gone.

Love those untouched, as came off the assembly line, rifles. And especially one that's only three years short of a hundred years, Ray

very nice

Nice rifle martin08! Bayonet is equally in pristine condition. Did you find these at a gun show, your local gun shop or on the net?

Thank you, folks.

Yes, the bayo and scabbard are equally impressive as the rifle.

I picked this up a little over a year ago, following a gun show. The show was fruitless, so I hit a small gun shop which I didn't see represented at the show. The package was a little more than $45, though. About 1,750% more... but I gladly paid it! These don't show up often anymore.

Beautiful example of an all original rifle with a matching bayonet to boot!

So many issued M1917 rifles went through arsenal refurbs prior to WWII.

Seeing it's late production date is it possible this rifle was never issued and was part of the lot sold off by the NRA in the late 1920's?

If so the fact it wasn't sporterized at some point in time is very rare indeed! - Bill

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The package was a little more than $45, though. About 1,750% more... but I gladly paid it! These don't show up often anymore.

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Yes indeed...those days are gone. Al we see around now are the seconds. Not clean collectors.

Good for you. I know the feeling when you first handle it and as you scan over it one by one everything falls in line. I felt the same when I found one .

So were they originally parkerized then or refinished before they left the factory? I have an 11-18 dated barrel that is parkerized except where the front sight base was. In that spot it is blued.
john

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The barrel I mentioned is an eddystone.

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were they originally parkerized then or refinished before they left the factory? I have an 11-18 dated barrel that is parkerized except where the front sight base was. In that spot it is blued.

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According to a recent history of the Eddystone plant:
"The browning procedure was replaced by a process developed by the Parker Rust Proof Company. This new process came into full operation at Eddystone by September 1918, resulting in a decrease in manpower from 305 (for the browning process) to only 80 (for the Parkerizing process). "

I have another complete original Eddystone from just a month or two before the one in the OP. It has the earlier blued finish.

For comparison.



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Wonderfull...

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I see you have a .075 front sight heigh, how does shoot your rifle?

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Wonderfull...

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I see you have a .075 front sight heigh, how does shoot your rifle?

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Umm................ I've never fired either one. Those are just parts of the 'collection' stuff. If I shoot in .30-06, I have a beater Remington 03-A3.

Personaly I can't help but shooting my "little collection stuff"...except my Lebel modèle 1886 M93.

A beautiful "Eddy". And Ferris lists receiver 1211642 (only 6 away!) as being produced in October 1918. So receiver and barrel are contemporary. Appears to be what I term "arsenal mint" - i.e. never issued, just shunted around for decades and finally sold off as surplus. If you take the trouble to make up ammo with the powder charge and bullet seating depth optimized for the rifle (which can reduce the group size by a factor of 2-3) you should find that it outshoots just about every other type of rifle of the same vintage.

Very nice rifle and kit
Does anyone know anything about the star / circle stamp on the receiver? I have a very low number 1917
Thanks bmbrpilot

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...Does anyone know anything about the star / circle stamp on the receiver?...

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Star? Circle? Where on which photo?

I believe he is referring to his own rifle. Records are not clear exactly why, but early winchesters up to 100K were marked on left receiver rail. A quick search here about covers it.
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=11286&