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    New to me P17

    Hi All,

    I was at an auction this last Friday and bought a P17 Eddystone.
    Have I read correctly that a notch in the receiver ring and a numbered bolt indicates a rifle from overseas?
    The stock is new but poorly finished...Not smooth at all. Ser # 12904??
    Any input to what/where this is?

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    Quote Originally Posted by aspen80 View Post
    a rifle from overseas?
    We had a thread about those, Danishicon I think. If you search through threads for M1917 rifles you can't help but find it.
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    For what it's worth, I ran an SRS on it and it was in a bunch that were with a Singapore Volunteer group, what ever they were.

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    Pics of this one?
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    Sure....Probably later today. 8/17

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    Interesting article about M1917s and notched receivers.
    M1917 rifle in 21st-century Greenland wwiiafterwwii

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    Thanks for a great article! The Danes also stamped the rifle's serial number on the bottom of the stock between the grip and lower sling swivel. I acquired one of these rifles in pristine original blue that appears unissued and with the exception of the receiver notch, appears as it did when it left the Remington plant in December 1918. I was reluctant to shoot it but am happy that I did because it's very accurate with GI M2 ammo. I bought it for trading material and took it to a show but the more I looked at it, the better the idea of keeping it became.

    When Greenland was first settled, the climate was much warmer and the colonists even had gardens. Hmm...

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    I just noticed today that the front sight is a roll pin!

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    Quote Originally Posted by aspen80 View Post
    the front sight is a roll pin
    How's that? The sight or the sight is held in place by a roll pin?
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    The sight itself.... If I can get my pics on imgur I will post a pic.

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