Mint M1917

[eldowerks]

Thanks, Phrogpilot.

Very cool!

So NO arsenal marks at all?!
Does that mean that some M1917s were stored in arsenal but weren't rebuilt or reinspected and therefore received no arsenal stamps?

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[armabill]

Just asking, have you had it apart to check for internal E markings?

I did that to mine and found some parts that were not Eddystone. From the outside it looked great and still does but inside there were other than Eddystone parts.

Yeah, nice rifle and we'd like to have some more pics.

[Phrogpilot]

Just asking, have you had it apart to check for internal E markings?

I did that to mine and found some parts that were not Eddystone. From the outside it looked great and still does but inside there were other than Eddystone parts.

Yeah, nice rifle and we'd like to have some more pics.

Nope, I have not had it apart and do not intend on it. The screws are still staked from the factory and do not look to have ever had a screwdriver in them so I'm not going to be the first one to mess them up. If you could see the rifle, you would understand...
Whats your email, Ill send you pics...

[Phrogpilot]

Thanks, Phrogpilot.

Very cool!

So NO arsenal marks at all?!
Does that mean that some M1917s were stored in arsenal but weren't rebuilt or reinspected and therefore received no arsenal stamps?

Yes, I would say so because it does not have ANY arsenal marks on it whatsoever...

[purple]

I have Eddystone 1238410, bbl date 10-18, in similar condition. No lend-lease or US arsenal marks and all Eddystone parts. The only wear is a bit of rubbing on the buttplate,muzzle and bolt handle and some stock dings. Finish on mine is not blue, but what appears to be black parkerizing. Muzzle gauges .301. It does not have the US shield mark on the stock-only the eagle device. On reloading for this rifle I found the throat to be a bit shorter than my WRA and Rem M1917s. I've had this rifle since 1974 and recall paying the princely sum of $38.00 for it.
I picked up 3 ex-Danish rifles about 18 yrs ago, a WRA and 2 Rems. No lend lease marks on these. They are in ex condition with the original blue finish and mostly matching parts. They all have the stocks and bolts serial numbered as was the Danish practice. Bolt s/ns do not match the receivers,but both headspace OK. 2 of them have the Danish "notch" milled out in the rear of the receiver face.