M17 in Italy?

[rice 123]

I think I remember reading in the great crusade That eisenhower was put out with the free french complaining about being armed with 1917s and 03s instead of garands

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[John Sukey (Deceased)]

I would assume that "band" on that rifle in the black and white pic was red. This was to make certain nobody tried to shove a .303 up the spout of a 30-06