My very distant cousin is telling me....

[Paul S.]

I'm not an expert on M197s or 1903s by any means, but I wonder if your cousin is mistaking a Springfield '03 Mark I which has a slot in the receiver for the Pederson Device for an M1917 thinking a scope was mounted in some way to the slot.

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[TRICKSTER]

I'm not an expert on M197s or 1903s by any means, but I wonder if your cousin is mistaking a Springfield '03 Mark I which has a slot in the receiver for the Pederson Device for an M1917 thinking a scope was mounted in some way to the slot.

I have never seen one, but I have read that some M1917's were adapted for the Pederson Device.