Who is "K"?

**mrkurtz** · 05-16-2012 12:53 AM

I have a 1917 purchased at a gun show not long ago. It has a Johnson Automatics barrel and the bolt is stamped with a "K". Does this stand for Kingsbury?

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**mtbikerwvu** · 05-16-2012 02:16 PM

My guess without out a pic is that it is a poorly stamped W

**mrkurtz** · 05-16-2012 10:40 PM

At first I thought it was a poorly stamped "R", but it is in fact a clean "K"

**Chuckindenver** · 05-23-2012 04:59 PM

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**Calif-Steve** · 05-23-2012 07:47 PM

I like those bolts. WWII replacement and made of high quality steel. Not made of Nickel Steel. It runs right in a Nickel Steel M1917 receiver. Nice find.

**Chuckindenver** · 05-23-2012 07:53 PM

i belive they are made of 8620

**Calif-Steve** · 05-31-2012 02:00 PM

Chuck: I think you are correct. The WWI bolt and receiver are 3 1/2% nickel steel and run "sticky" in the gun. The WWII bolt cures that problem. Oddly, no one ever talks about that.

**Chuckindenver** · 05-31-2012 06:44 PM

USMC K , and S bolts are all 8620 bolts, and work great in the 17,s.

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