United States Rifle Caliber .30 Model of 1917

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Picked this up at the gun store a couple days ago, its' an Eddystone "P-17" in 30.06 and from what I have read it was built in October of 1918. From going through it during the tear down and cleaning it seems to be all original and has a pretty decent bore with only slight pitting and strong rifling. As for the painted 68 on the side I have no idea what the significance is. Also came with a Remington bayonet























 
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How much did you pay, if you don't mind me asking? I picked up one just like that back in March. Wow does it shoot!
 
Nice M1917 They like the P-14 tend be great shooters. Technically it still is in service albeit in very small numbers with the artic forces in Greenland. As for the painted "68" on the stock it is anyone's guess, rack number?. The M1917 went to a lot of allied nations during and after WWII. One of those recipients could have put it on.
 
Congrats on your 1917, it's on my want list, one day I hope. If yours turns out to bve a good shooter the price is fine. I have seen wallhangers ask for more.
 
Good Day,
It might just be a trick of the eye but are there remnants of red paint between the barrel band and the stacking swivel/bayonet lug ? Second, are there any markings (letters/numbers) stamped in the general area below the bolt release or behind the trigger guard? the '68' definately looks like a rack number albeit in a atypical location.
Regards,
Michael
 
FlightRN said:
Good Day,
It might just be a trick of the eye but are there remnants of red paint between the barrel band and the stacking swivel/bayonet lug ? Second, are there any markings (letters/numbers) stamped in the general area below the bolt release or behind the trigger guard? the '68' definately looks like a rack number albeit in a atypical location.
Regards,
Michael
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No there is no red paint just the colour of the wood and there appears to be something stamped rear of the trigger guard but its illegible.

I picked up some 165gr remington umc fmj so hopefully I can get out to the range this weekend and see how she shoots with those.
 
Congratulations on what looks like a nice acquisition!

It gets confusing, I know .... but as SW28fan politely hinted in his post, British military designations used the word "Pattern" and the U.S. used "Model" .... so, strictly speaking, the .303 version is the Pattern 1914/P'14 and the .30-06 version is the Model 1917/M'17 .....
 
I have a Winchester and a Remington in these, excellent shooters for sure.
Scary what they are worth now....good for me I guess lol

 
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I have one that was sporterized by bsa. No military markings at all. Shoots very nice groups with a 4x scope and very reliable 95 year old gun. I love look on peoples faces when i tell them i paid $250 for it. The "high capacity" magazine gets them wondering too. Do any of you have stripper clips? Hickock45 just did a great little video on the m17 on youtube
 
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Nice M1917 They like the P-14 tend be great shooters. Technically it still is in service albeit in very small numbers with the artic forces in Greenland. As for the painted "68" on the stock it is anyone's guess, rack number?. The M1917 went to a lot of allied nations during and after WWII. One of those recipients could have put it on.
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I have a Remington Model which apparently was used in Greenland. Very accurate. It has a machined notch in the receiver for longer OAL cartridges to be loaded via stripper clip. I was also told that the Model 1917 is still used by the Danish rangers in Greenland.
 
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