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Mike4MSU KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 72 Joined: Feb 22^nd, 2019	Winchester 1917 Dec 8^th, 2019 at 5:11pm	Print Post
	Thought I’d share my 1917. Winchester made 465,980 1917’s. This was part of the Canadian lend/lease which I believe was limited to ~100,000. I believe this to be 100% original with all Winchester parts and no arsenal rebuild and no refinished parts. The barrel is dated 10-18 and the serial number puts this at an 11-18 manufacturing date. The bore is a mirror and it’s a tack driver at 100 yards.


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Mike4MSU KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 72 Joined: Feb 22^nd, 2019	Re: Winchester 1917 Reply #1 - Dec 8^th, 2019 at 5:12pm	Print Post
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Mike4MSU KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 72 Joined: Feb 22^nd, 2019	Re: Winchester 1917 Reply #2 - Dec 8^th, 2019 at 5:14pm	Print Post
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Whig KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 1324 Location: Balt MD Joined: Sep 24^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Winchester 1917 Reply #3 - Dec 8^th, 2019 at 7:19pm	Print Post
	Beautiful rifle and with a great bore! I'd love to have one so nice. I have an M1917 Enfield but your Winchester is much nicer. I like how you said they made 465,980 of these and your serial number is 471,792! Must be something there I don't know about their serial numbering. Thanks for sharing. Love Mil Surp firearms.


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Local Boy KCA Forum Member KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 462 Location: Mat-Su Valley, Alaska Joined: Sep 24^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Winchester 1917 Reply #4 - Dec 8^th, 2019 at 7:46pm	Print Post
	WOW, WOW, WOW... That is one super nice 1917!!!
	« Last Edit: Dec 13^th, 2019 at 6:17pm by Local Boy »

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Mike4MSU KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 72 Joined: Feb 22^nd, 2019	Re: Winchester 1917 Reply #5 - Dec 8^th, 2019 at 7:50pm	Print Post
	Whig wrote on Dec 8^th, 2019 at 7:19pm: Beautiful rifle and with a great bore! I'd love to have one so nice. I have an M1917 Enfield but your Winchester is much nicer. I like how you said they made 465,980 of these and your serial number is 471,792! Must be something there I don't know about their serial numbering. Thanks for sharing. Love Mil Surp firearms. Well, you got me on that one. Grabbed the total production number off the Wikipedia and evidently you can't believe everything you read. I love it and have gotten used to the forward cocking mechanism. I'll definitely have to check sources better next time. I do know that Winchester produced the fewest of the contracted 1917's. Mike


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Mike4MSU KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 72 Joined: Feb 22^nd, 2019	Re: Winchester 1917 Reply #6 - Dec 8^th, 2019 at 8:49pm	Print Post
	Whig wrote on Dec 8^th, 2019 at 7:19pm: Beautiful rifle and with a great bore! I'd love to have one so nice. I have an M1917 Enfield but your Winchester is much nicer. I like how you said they made 465,980 of these and your serial number is 471,792! Must be something there I don't know about their serial numbering. Thanks for sharing. Love Mil Surp firearms. Did some more digging and found this article: (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) According to the article, the number I provided was what was produced by Winchester as of November 1, 1918. Winchester continued to produce rifles until approx April of 1919. Ultimately Winchester produced a total of ~580,000 rifles.
	« Last Edit: Dec 8^th, 2019 at 11:14pm by Mike4MSU »

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Whig KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 1324 Location: Balt MD Joined: Sep 24^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Winchester 1917 Reply #7 - Dec 8^th, 2019 at 11:01pm	Print Post
	That makes more sense.


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pickax KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 31 Location: Daytona Beach Fla. Joined: Jun 4^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: Winchester 1917 Reply #8 - Dec 9^th, 2019 at 5:26pm	Print Post
	Truly a gorgeous example there, the Canadian home guard purchased rifles seem mostly unaffected by the numerous American rebuild programs. We must have held back pristine rifles, and used them for sales such a this. The others I have seen are mostly original and well taken care of. Yours is exceptional. Thanks for sharing. Ferris' book tables by manufacturer list your serial at 12/'18 I have an early Winchester that was given to the Danes by Canada later on. Imported back here by CAI in the '60's. A well traveled rifle!


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Mike4MSU KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 72 Joined: Feb 22^nd, 2019	Re: Winchester 1917 Reply #9 - Dec 9^th, 2019 at 6:17pm	Print Post
	Thank you. I was in a bidding war with someone else on it and was afraid I got caught up in the moment when the time expired. I’m very pleased with it and it’s an amazing shooter as well. Now I see beater Winchesters going for more than I paid.


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Local Boy KCA Forum Member KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 462 Location: Mat-Su Valley, Alaska Joined: Sep 24^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Winchester 1917 Reply #10 - Dec 11^th, 2019 at 4:48pm	Print Post
	Here's a festive way to utilize your M1917s for the Holiday Season.


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Kerz KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 307 Location: KY Joined: Jan 13^th, 2017 Gender:	Re: Winchester 1917 Reply #11 - Dec 13^th, 2019 at 10:23am	Print Post
	Very nice M1917 Winchester! Vic

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