Remington 1917 serial number lookup

I have a Winchester US model

By jimmy9fingers1 30 September , in Arms and other weapons. I was wondering if anyone could tell me, are M Rifles stamped up like SMLE's with regards to serial numbers on various components etc ,. Most other major components have very small assembly stamps on them eagle head with number - identifying assembler. Thanks 4th Gordons, these rifles don't seem to have been as well documented as SMLE'S and not that many people know about them. Also, on the top of the M rifle's barrel and behind the front sight carrier, is stamped a letter which indicates where the rifle was made, i. Also, a U.

Remington 1917 serial number lookup

Hi guys, Picked up this U. Over the summer. Lost count after a bit. The rifle wears its original WW1 barrel, that is mint. It also has its original WW1 high luster blu. The rifle was still full of factory grease. The very interesting thing. Per C. Ferris, this is actually THE highest know serial number. On other rifles. Likely will never know the meaning of these cartouches. Nonetheless enjoy. Thanks, -D. That's a great rifle and very interesting as the highest known serial number. Conversely, I might have the lowest known Remington , serial number 4.

The closest I could find was which was part of a large shipment of Winchesters sent to Camp Humphries on October 4,your weapon was not part of that shipment. The resultant rifles were mixmaster of parts from all three manufacturers and a few others like Hi-Standard who made replacement barrels as many rifles were not properly prepared for long term storage and the bores remington 1917 serial number lookup accordingly.

United States. Luckily several US companies were finishing up production of British Pattern 14 rifles for the British war effort. It was decided best to modify the P design to fire the. The model, manufacturer, and serial number are marked on top of the receiver. The serial number of XXX puts production of this rifle sometime in July of Just behind the front site is the barrel manufacture's initial, ordnance bomb, and manufacture date.

Your annual membership will bring you in contact with those who share your Remington interests. It has lots of interesting articles on Remington firearms, ammunition, collectibles and Remington history! Your membership also includes attendance at annual RSA meetings, annual historical seminars at Remington-related locations, and participation with fellow Remington collectors at all the major gun shows in the U. Click on here to take you to the sign-up page. Remington Dates of Manufacture. The following serial number information is for Remingtion firearms manufactured after Remingtons manufactured after have a code located on the left side of the barrel near the frame that identifies the year and month of manufacture. Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above. They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box.

Remington 1917 serial number lookup

By jimmy9fingers1 30 September , in Arms and other weapons. I was wondering if anyone could tell me, are M Rifles stamped up like SMLE's with regards to serial numbers on various components etc ,. Most other major components have very small assembly stamps on them eagle head with number - identifying assembler. Thanks 4th Gordons, these rifles don't seem to have been as well documented as SMLE'S and not that many people know about them. Also, on the top of the M rifle's barrel and behind the front sight carrier, is stamped a letter which indicates where the rifle was made, i. Also, a U. Ordnance mark, and numerals giving the month and year of manufacture. Ian Skennerton has written some useful material around the US Enfield. I have a Eddystone made in the last week of manufacture. Only the receiver and bolt are numbered.

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Remington then made Model 30's from left-over '17 parts. Remington of course likely did some additional assembly and for a fact actively marketed the rifle elsewhere, ultimately selling some to Honduras. Thanks again Chris for confirming how you get to the barrel markings. When the Depression hit in no one could sell any new guns and things fell apart. Posted December 21, While collectors are always seeking out pure "as issued", rifles those more common mixmasters are no less authentic and may well have richer histories because of all the action that they probably saw. This rifle shows evidence of this with the Canadian property marks stamped on the receiver and stock. They have a listing of where the markings are located for either Remington Eddystone or Remington Ilion here: U. I will check the links out. Post by Tony Kastella » Wed Feb 27, am. Military Records. They were actually produced and issued in far larger numbers than the more famous Springfield

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Sign in here. Sign in Already have an account? Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2. What resources are you using? All are US Ordinance Bomb stamps and they differ slightly from the bomb stamp on the barrel. GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. Britain only used Winchester produced rifles in these roles. Josh: I could not find your specific number listed in the Springfield Research Service books, others nearby , and were all issued in August to several Infantry Regiments the st, nd and rd Inf Regts. My best guess with this "6thH" marking on the underside of the stock is that it is a Canadian unit marking, possibly of a Home Guard unit. Likely will never know the meaning of these cartouches. They shut down the Forge House in and didn't start it up again until the British M contract. I'm by no means an expert on the M and was not aware that production went past Feb