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While I was picking up my new Zastava M70 earlier today, I spotted this Remington M1917 in the used rifle section. A semi-detailed inspection revealed that I just couldn't bear to live without it. Trouble was I had just dropped all my money on the M70, so I had to put it on layaway for a few weeks.
Barrel is dated 3-18 which, according to the table published by the CMP, is three months earlier than when the receiver was made in June of that year. I can't say offhand if Remington, or any other M1917 manufacturer for that matter, were the same as Springfield Armory in regards to barrel dates vs receiver dates, but it is generally accepted that barrels on original SA rifles can be dated from 0 to three months earlier than the receiver date. The overall condition of this rifle leads me to believe that it is the original barrel.
The infamous and unknown 3GM-K inspection cartouche.
What attracted me to it is that it still has it's original blue finish. The greenish tint that comes out in the pictures is from the lighting in the store and a coat of dried linseed oil that covers the entire rifle. The stock has the "R" stamped in the tip and the stock doesn't appear to have been sanded. The only part on it that isn't Remington is the bolt stop which is from Eddystone. I didn't take a picture of them, but the Eagle Head inspection stamps on the underside of the stock ahead of the magazine and behind the trigger guard are still crisp.
Many years ago I had a near perfect Remington M1917 that I let slip away in a fit of stupidity and have been looking for another original condition Remington for at least a dozen years. I currently have a Winchester M1917 and an original finish Remington P14, so this will fit nicely in the collection.
Barrel is dated 3-18 which, according to the table published by the CMP, is three months earlier than when the receiver was made in June of that year. I can't say offhand if Remington, or any other M1917 manufacturer for that matter, were the same as Springfield Armory in regards to barrel dates vs receiver dates, but it is generally accepted that barrels on original SA rifles can be dated from 0 to three months earlier than the receiver date. The overall condition of this rifle leads me to believe that it is the original barrel.
The infamous and unknown 3GM-K inspection cartouche.
What attracted me to it is that it still has it's original blue finish. The greenish tint that comes out in the pictures is from the lighting in the store and a coat of dried linseed oil that covers the entire rifle. The stock has the "R" stamped in the tip and the stock doesn't appear to have been sanded. The only part on it that isn't Remington is the bolt stop which is from Eddystone. I didn't take a picture of them, but the Eagle Head inspection stamps on the underside of the stock ahead of the magazine and behind the trigger guard are still crisp.
Many years ago I had a near perfect Remington M1917 that I let slip away in a fit of stupidity and have been looking for another original condition Remington for at least a dozen years. I currently have a Winchester M1917 and an original finish Remington P14, so this will fit nicely in the collection.
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