Mint M1917

[Patrick Chadwick]

My Eddystone was also "arsenal mint" i.e. as new inside, but plenty of dings on the outside from 90 years of being shunted about!

No. 129xxx and 11-18 barrel - fits perfectly on the chart in Ferris, P.88.

No rework stamps whatsoever. Yes, I did dismantle it, to "de-cosmoline" it. And I can assure you, it is possible to remove and replace staked screws without it showing, if you have a very carefully torqued setup.

The barrel channel did not have a speck of dirt in it. Everything, but everything, is Eddystone, plus plenty of little eagles and inspection marks.

Definitely as originally manufactured. The finish is exactly as in the photos at the start of this thread.

It also shoots excellently. But before I found it, I had seen a couple with those oh-so-shiny bores that are in fact bellmouthed from years of incorrect cleaning.

They are out there. Keep looking lads!

Patrick

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[rayg]

Some must have not been used as I have a Remington 1917 serial # 213043, bbl dated 3-18. About mint and untouched condition with about 99% original blue/black finish still remaining with only the bbl bands and trigger guard starting to turn a plumb brown in color. The rifle is unfired except for proofing and with only minor handling blemishes on the stock. There is still cosmoline in the chamber and under the wood. All the correct mfg and inspector stampings are present on the wood and metal and are deep and sharp. Two of the eagle proof marks are stamped with the same inspector’s number, one on the stock and one on the back of the receiver. The rifle is in all correct, untouched, and all original condition as manufactured and shipped from the Remington factory. It's complete with a 1918 dated leather sling which appears to be the one issued with the rifle. I had another one just like it that I had sold when I needed money for another purchase, Ray

[Phrogpilot]

Some must have not been used as I have a Remington 1917 serial # 213043, bbl dated 3-18. About mint and untouched condition with about 99% original blue/black finish still remaining with only the bbl bands and trigger guard starting to turn a plumb brown in color. The rifle is unfired except for proofing and with only minor handling blemishes on the stock. There is still cosmoline in the chamber and under the wood. All the correct mfg and inspector stampings are present on the wood and metal and are deep and sharp. Two of the eagle proof marks are stamped with the same inspector’s number, one on the stock and one on the back of the receiver. The rifle is in all correct, untouched, and all original condition as manufactured and shipped from the Remington factory. It's complete with a 1918 dated leather sling which appears to be the one issued with the rifle. I had another one just like it that I had sold when I needed money for another purchase, Ray

Ray, Beautiful rifle. I have also have a Remington that looks like it could be your rifles brother. Now to find a Mint Winchester...