Winchester Model 1917 with very early unique serial number

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Attachment 91243When production was shifted from Pattern 1914 to US Model 1917, Winchester was ahead of Remington and Eddystone in converting their production line and actually began production ahead of government acceptance. With no direction as to serial numbers, Winchester followed what they had done for the British and prefaced their serial number with a W. Of course initiative was punished and the serial method was changed. This gun is one of the last produced before the change.

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I later found this rifle, W3521, in the pile.

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