Remington Model of 1917 at gun store as consignment

[rcathey]

You’re a bit late, haha.
Even with the JA barrel, $500 was a fine price.
Personally I think mismatched parts are part of the appeal - this gun saw some things!
Replacing all the mismatched parts is no different, in my mind, than using reproduction stamps for cartouches and trying to pass it off as genuine.

[browningautorifle]

Love the history of the JA barrel, that's fine if it's good. I think after a bit of TLC that rifle will fit the rack perfectly. Steel wool and oil on the steel and varsol and rags for the wood. Apply rifle oil and pull through the barrel. You know the drill... Thanks for pics. Nice rifle.

[usabaker]

Steel wool and oil on the steel and varsol and rags for the wood. Apply rifle oil and pull through the barrel. You know the drill... Thanks for pics. Nice rifle.

Hi Jim, The metal looks like it parkerized, other then my military service I've little experience with rust removal and parkerization. Most of the rust should come off easy I was doing it with just my finger but I want to be sure to do the least amount of damage to the finish I can.

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Personally I think mismatched parts are part of the appeal

I'm with you, I don't mind that a rifle had parts changed by the armory, as long as it's not aftermarket I'm good. I'm going to just enjoy owning it

[browningautorifle]

The metal looks like it parkerized

Good enough then, that MUST be a full armory refurb then...JA barrel, park...looks good.

[oldfoneguy]

For the price you couldn't go wrong at least not around here!
Everyone wants fully matching and all original but for a pure shooter you did fine.
To put it in perspective a mint condition all original M1917 would spend it's life as a safe queen. You have a rifle that served in 2 world wars and was rebuilt into something that's probably better than when it was new and you can use it without guilt or trepidation. Personally I don't have a problem with that. Shoot and enjoy it.

Send us a range report when you get the old girl finished and out. Good luck with it. - Bill

[usabaker]

end us a range report when you get the old girl finished and out

Will Do! thanks for your thoughts.

[rcathey]

To put it in perspective a mint condition all original M1917 would spend it's life as a safe queen. You have a rifle that served in 2 world wars and was rebuilt into something that's probably better than when it was new and you can use it without guilt or trepidation. Personally I don't have a problem with that. Shoot and enjoy it.

That’s better said than the way I put it. Exactly my thinking though and I couldn’t agree more!

[ArtPahl]

As I recall, the JA barrels were 2-groove? A friend had an Eddystone 1917 with a 2-groove replacement barrel. Of course, that was around 1960 so we made it into a sporter and had the barrel cut to 20", re-stocked, scoped. It shot very well. I think, at that time, he paid somewhere between $20 and $30 for it.

[Salt Flat]

USABAKER-- Very nice find! Salt Flat

[Patrick Chadwick]

Replacing all the mismatched parts is no different, in my mind, than using reproduction stamps for cartouches and trying to pass it off as genuine.

Thank you rcathey for that opinion - it's nice to know that I am not alone in thinking that the mania for replacing perfectly functional components to achieve the so-called "all-matching and original" piece - which is then most certainly NOT original - is falsification. And when reproduction stamps are used, that is quite simply faking. Indeed, in the sense that the original stamps had documentary character, standing in for the inspector's signature as proving the provenience and correctness (inspection, proof etc) of a component, then it is the falsification of a document = forgery.