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Nothing earth shattering here, just a small selection of the red-headed stepchild of WWI era US made rifles. Up until recently, the Pattern 14 and US Model 1917, always seemed to be an afterthought when collecting either British or US military rifles. I have to admit that, while not actually uninterested in them, I more or less put them on the back burner for the last 50 years.
There are, of course other US made rifles from that same time period made under contract for both the Russian government, like Mosin-Nagant M91's and Winchester M1895 rifles along with French contract 1907/15 Berthier's. They are beyond the scope of this post however.
In one way I am glad that they are finally getting the recognition they deserve and in another way I am sad to see them slipping out of the reach of new collectors as an inexpensive way to add to a collection.
It seems that nowadays, they have seen a resurgence of interest amongst collectors and/or those who merely desire an example of a surplus British or American rifle. I remember when I could buy very nice original examples for well under $200 all day when 1903 Springfields were $300+.
I need to get an Eddystone built M1917 to complete the US set and I still need both an Eddystone P14 and Winchester P14's to finish the British rifle set. I see good ones listed on Gunbroker for prices in excess of $900 and usually they are listed in the $1200 range.
I am good at playing the long game though and I am willing to hold out for what I want at a price that doesn't make me choke.
Anyway, here is the rather small collection of what I have been able to amass so far. The Winchester M1917 I have had for over a dozen years and the Remington P14 for about half that. the Remington M1917 was a recent purchase.
Top to bottom:
Remington P14
Remington M1917
Winchester M1917
Remington P14
Remington M1917
Winchester M1917
There are, of course other US made rifles from that same time period made under contract for both the Russian government, like Mosin-Nagant M91's and Winchester M1895 rifles along with French contract 1907/15 Berthier's. They are beyond the scope of this post however.
In one way I am glad that they are finally getting the recognition they deserve and in another way I am sad to see them slipping out of the reach of new collectors as an inexpensive way to add to a collection.
It seems that nowadays, they have seen a resurgence of interest amongst collectors and/or those who merely desire an example of a surplus British or American rifle. I remember when I could buy very nice original examples for well under $200 all day when 1903 Springfields were $300+.
I need to get an Eddystone built M1917 to complete the US set and I still need both an Eddystone P14 and Winchester P14's to finish the British rifle set. I see good ones listed on Gunbroker for prices in excess of $900 and usually they are listed in the $1200 range.
I am good at playing the long game though and I am willing to hold out for what I want at a price that doesn't make me choke.
Anyway, here is the rather small collection of what I have been able to amass so far. The Winchester M1917 I have had for over a dozen years and the Remington P14 for about half that. the Remington M1917 was a recent purchase.
Top to bottom:
Remington P14
Remington M1917
Winchester M1917
Remington P14
Remington M1917
Winchester M1917
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