Warner & Swasey scope -2-

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Finally found the thread with the guy who owns a M1917 and has a W&S scope on it. It was a Jouster thread. For having to fear that this forum might be down one day I'll quote the starting post as well as add the pictures to this thread here:

Hello , I am new to the site, but now from what the wife says I am obsessed . Any way the reason I am posting here today is 35 yrs ago I inherited a 1917 winchester , stamps are all W's . It is fitted with a 1908 warner swasey musket sight #201 stamped ( for rifel # 551.009) unfortunately not matching serial numbers. My questions ... can and where to find serial # info ? Srs? Military issued sniper rifel ? Value ? ... Any info opinions would be greatly appreciated thank you for your time .

Source: 1917 winchester /1908 warner swasey


Personal comment on it: the rail on this rifle is one from a M1903 rifle. It therefore is sitting much closer to the action, and it seems whoever outcarried the conversion placed the bracket more towards the rear, most possibly to not have to accomodate the front foot to the larger radius receiver ring.


The position of the scope rail is a result of the eye relief and whichever bracket you are using. Since I assume you want to do a build, I'd recommend once more to use the Ross bracket since this one has higher feet and IMHO more likely the one used in the two period pictures. If you btw do, then please do some pictures while doing your build and show us what you had to do to the receiver to make it work!