Remington 1917 serial number lookup

He got them during the LA riots not sure from whom. Hoping you might be able to find something on this. One is a broken circle with maybe a flame above it.

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.

Remington 1917 serial number lookup

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. With a manufacturer mark of "E" indicating Eddystone and a manufacture date of , I think it is safe to assume this is the original barrel on this rifle. There are 3 proof marks on the Model One is on the left side of the receiver, another on the top of the bolt handle, and the last is on the barrel under the hand guard. All are US Ordinance Bomb stamps and they differ slightly from the bomb stamp on the barrel. There is no final acceptance mark on the 's, but many of the parts have acceptance marks. At the time this was a small eagle's head facing left with typically numbers, but sometimes letters were included. These individual marks were assigned to specific inspectors.

From the factory however they were fitted with the disc. 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. Thanks again Chris for confirming how you get to the barrel markings.

I have a Winchester US model I have it was made May but nothing else to go on. The serial number is It has the flaming bomb on it and three eagle heads. I know a lot of records were lost at that time and I may never know. Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

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.

Remington 1917 serial number lookup

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Am I correct that none were produced after ? Then you could try the unit records for that particular unit but most often there would not be a record to an individual soldier, just " 70 rifles issued to Company A, 1st Infantry Regiment on such and such a date" Lisa Sharik Deputy Director Texas Military Forces Museum. I can only guess that, in the confusion and pressure associated with the war, there may have been considerable parts swapping in the ensuing 11 months until the war ended in November. Thank you very much. It has, unfortunately, gone through a WWII rebuild and is largely a mixed bag of parts. The first and larger tranche were bought in and a much smaller number in - but all prior to the Lend Lease Act. The result was that it is more common than not, to find old rifles that are a hodge podge of parts from all the possible sources. The receiver, barrel, and front sight are Remington, with a mixture of Eddystone and Winchester parts. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Already have an account? In theory the last Remington produced under the gov't contract was serial , Recommended Posts.

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Post by semperdog » Thu Feb 28, pm. I know Posted 1 October , Some information contained in it may no longer be current. These lend lease rifle were typically given to Home Guard units and did not leave Canada. It is one of the methods that I use for IDing an M vs. Sign in here. Posted January Thinking back I looked at an M1 carbine a while ago and the only serial number was on the receiver, so I guess the Americans aren't quite as thorough as the Brits. Click to read more. Alvin York certainly looks like he was in the thick of it, I must confess I hadn't heard of him, but did read that Brits used the m as a Sniper. Production ceased in Also a Winchester? To Army Ordnance a spare serial numbered receiver is just a spare part to either used as replacement receiver or built a new rifle later from spare parts. A test of weapons to make sure all parts were interchangeable Your weapon is not listed as being part of this test, but it does give us a date for its production in May-June of assuming you have a Winchester.