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SDC · July 29, 2011, 06:48 AM

This is a 1917 rifle, made by several US manufacturers during WW1, and variously known as the "P-17", "Pattern 1917", "US Rifle, Model of 1917", etc. It is basically a copy of the British P-14, which was in 303 British, but the versions made for US use were in 30-06. The bolt handle and the safety behind the bolt are the give-aways here. The "flaming bomb" on the bolt handle is a US ordnance acceptance mark. There were enough of these in stock during WW2 that they were also issued at that time, and they were surplussed out after the war, with many of them being "sporterized" as hunting rifles.

July 29, 2011, 06:48 AM	#2
SDC Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2001 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 1,652	This is a 1917 rifle, made by several US manufacturers during WW1, and variously known as the "P-17", "Pattern 1917", "US Rifle, Model of 1917", etc. It is basically a copy of the British P-14, which was in 303 British, but the versions made for US use were in 30-06. The bolt handle and the safety behind the bolt are the give-aways here. The "flaming bomb" on the bolt handle is a US ordnance acceptance mark. There were enough of these in stock during WW2 that they were also issued at that time, and they were surplussed out after the war, with many of them being "sporterized" as hunting rifles. __________________ Gun control in Canada: making the streets safer for rapists, muggers, and other violent criminals since 1936.