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Nice looking rifle...good catch. It would be like the one my past father in law was issued as a driver in Fredericton NB during the war. I wouldn't repaint the band.
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I wouldn't repaint the band.
I think I am tending to agree at this time - the remnants of the red are under the handguards where they meet - I will leave those there for posterity - hopefully will get her out on the range this Sunday with some M2 Ball and see how she does -
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some M2 Ball
Should do well, give us a look after?
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Agree on not painting again too. It's beauty with a good barrel, and the Canadian provenance is there with the remnant paint and broad arrow stamp.
I have a similar early 87K winchester, and consider the CAI import stamp part of the provenance also.
Lots of these were given to Denmark also,well traveled but not shot out. Nick Ferris book on the '17 has good info on these.
Congrats!
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Each entity that put a color on the stock used their own color and location and likely it was generally applicant, so variation on where.
All they wanted was a heads up, not precision.
Canada had Air Force, Army and various non deployed interior defense entitles so those would have done their own.
If it was Danish, then it wold have the SN on the bottom of the stock, like the bolts, possibly not the same SN as on the rifle as they did get mixed up when brought back into US.
Keep as is, all the marks tell the story of the rifle and its provenance is then proved.
parts: There are a lot of parts than can have an R, W or E (some only numbers per Ferris book) so it can be a challenge getting all to a W.
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If it was
Danish, then it would have the SN on the bottom of the stock, possibly not the same SN as on the rifle
I did have an M1 come past me that had the rifle number on the stock...same number as the receiver. That said to me they were supposed to be numbered together, otherwise why would they have placed a tag inside stating the zeroing requirements of that rifle... ?
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I have one of these Canada/Denmark m1917s, Eddystone though, with nice bore. Shoots good, accurate.
Need to find a consistent sight picture through that big rear aperture. Set it up for bird on a post. Set that bullseye right on top of that pin.
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