Rodger Parrish
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A friend of mine has a Model 1917 Enfield "Eddystone" sn# 88xxxx. Very nice bore, parkerizing in good shape seems fairly tight. What, approximately, are these things worth?
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Enfield 1917
- Thread starter Rodger Parrish
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Hi, Rodger,
Model 1917's were blued. If the rifle is Parkerized, it has been rebuilt and/or refinished at some time or another, probably during WWII. The original barrel would have had the ordnance bomb over the letter "E" and the month and year (17, 18, or 19) of barrel manufacture. Any other markings indicate a replacement barrel. Any parts not marked with an "E" are not original to the rifle. The stock should be marked "E" on the front, under the barrel.
An "all original" rifle in near new condition will bring up to $700. A rebuild rifle will bring about $250-400. A "sporterized" rifle (stock and/or barrel cut down, drilled for scope, etc.) will bring $200 or less, depending on the quality of the work. A really superb sporter will bring more, but these have to be judged on a case by case basis.
Jim
Model 1917's were blued. If the rifle is Parkerized, it has been rebuilt and/or refinished at some time or another, probably during WWII. The original barrel would have had the ordnance bomb over the letter "E" and the month and year (17, 18, or 19) of barrel manufacture. Any other markings indicate a replacement barrel. Any parts not marked with an "E" are not original to the rifle. The stock should be marked "E" on the front, under the barrel.
An "all original" rifle in near new condition will bring up to $700. A rebuild rifle will bring about $250-400. A "sporterized" rifle (stock and/or barrel cut down, drilled for scope, etc.) will bring $200 or less, depending on the quality of the work. A really superb sporter will bring more, but these have to be judged on a case by case basis.
Jim
Rodger Parrish
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jim Keenan:
Hi, Rodger,
Model 1917's were blued. If the rifle is Parkerized, it has been rebuilt and/or refinished at some time or another, probably during WWII. The original barrel would have had the ordnance bomb over the letter "E" and the month and year (17, 18, or 19) of barrel manufacture. Any other markings indicate a replacement barrel. Any parts not marked with an "E" are not original to the rifle. The stock should be marked "E" on the front, under the barrel.
An "all original" rifle in near new condition will bring up to $700. A rebuild rifle will bring about $250-400. A "sporterized" rifle (stock and/or barrel cut down, drilled for scope, etc.) will bring $200 or less, depending on the quality of the work. A really superb sporter will bring more, but these have to be judged on a case by case basis.
Jim [/quote]
Thank you very much, i will check the barrel markings when I get a chance
Hi, Rodger,
Model 1917's were blued. If the rifle is Parkerized, it has been rebuilt and/or refinished at some time or another, probably during WWII. The original barrel would have had the ordnance bomb over the letter "E" and the month and year (17, 18, or 19) of barrel manufacture. Any other markings indicate a replacement barrel. Any parts not marked with an "E" are not original to the rifle. The stock should be marked "E" on the front, under the barrel.
An "all original" rifle in near new condition will bring up to $700. A rebuild rifle will bring about $250-400. A "sporterized" rifle (stock and/or barrel cut down, drilled for scope, etc.) will bring $200 or less, depending on the quality of the work. A really superb sporter will bring more, but these have to be judged on a case by case basis.
Jim [/quote]
Thank you very much, i will check the barrel markings when I get a chance