Winchester M1917

[Firpo]

Hi All,

It was suggested by a friend that I reach out to "a good group of guys" in this forum that may be able to shed some light on a rifle I own. That being a Winchester M1917 that was manufactured in October of 1917 and carries a Canadian Military cartouche, a "C" with an arrow in the center. I'll post a picture once I get this whole URL deal figured out. This is only my 7th military rifle and second from WWI so I'm new to trying to decipher all the stamps and cartouches at present. From my research I was unaware of any M1917's being distributed to Canada so I'm at a bit of a loss. If you would be so kind to enlighten me as to the Canadian history with this rifle I would be grateful.

Thank You

 

[Firpo]

Okay,

I may have figured it out.......I hope. I'll post more pics if you like but this is a good image of the cartouche.

Thanks Again

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[collector67]

If you post your query in the Milsurp section, you may get the info you are looking for....

 

[gordonlbyrne]

its a canadian broad arrow stamp that indicates Canadian service ,as suggested post in the military surplus forums section

 

[lawn gnome]

Off to milsurps for the answers.

Probably RCAF from the second war.

 

[Firpo]

Thanks guys. Didn't have my glasses on and missed the POST WWII note. I have rewritten this in the MILSURP forum.