I've got 2 of the ex-Danish M1917s which have the "notch". As I mentioned in post #10, there is no functional need for this when used with any type of .30-06 military round, assuming of course that the ammo would be loaded in standard 5 rd M1903 Springfield stripper clips. Other types of clips/chargers, maybe.
m1917 question
- Thread starter djankle
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Winchester-1897
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Purple how do your ex-Danish rifles shoot? Mine seems to shoot quite well.
Every M1917 that I've owned has been a good shooter, provided that the bedding is set up right. Barrels on mine are good. 40 yrs ago I bought an Eddystone M1917 with a 10-18 barrel which was about as close as you could get to being in unissued/unused condition. When I started handloading for it I found that the throat was significantly shorter than the norm.
Purple,
I just picked up what seems to be an un-issued, never fired, still packed in the grease Eddystone M1917 from Nov. 1918. It has all matching Eddystone marked parts and the metal is perfect as is the bore. The screws are in perfect condition and the trigger guard screws were still staked. The wood is in excellent condition with a few bumps here and there, most likely from storage.
Is there any way at all to confirm that it has never gone through a rebuild? What would rebuild markings look like and where would they be located? I can't bring myself to clean this one up as it is too nice to shoot! Now I am going to have to find a shooter!
Cheers,
Ian
I just picked up what seems to be an un-issued, never fired, still packed in the grease Eddystone M1917 from Nov. 1918. It has all matching Eddystone marked parts and the metal is perfect as is the bore. The screws are in perfect condition and the trigger guard screws were still staked. The wood is in excellent condition with a few bumps here and there, most likely from storage.
Is there any way at all to confirm that it has never gone through a rebuild? What would rebuild markings look like and where would they be located? I can't bring myself to clean this one up as it is too nice to shoot! Now I am going to have to find a shooter!
Cheers,
Ian
A US Army rebuild would show the cartouche/stampings of the rebuild facility on the left side of the stock. During WW2 a lot of them were re-parkerized/re-barreled in the US. During WW2 High Standard made 4 gr rt hand twist replacement barrels for them. Johnson Automatics produced 2 gr replacement barrels. The ex-Danish rifles often show a jumble of R, W, and E marked parts in addition to the s/n being stamped on the bolt handle and on the bottom of the buttstock. Late Eddystones have a black parkerized receiver, while earlier ones were blued.
