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Remington Model 1917 Rifle Serial Numbers Diagram
REMINGTON MANUFACTURING DATE CODE
stamped on LH top rear of barrel, 2 or 3 digit, (month first, year after) these will normally only be the last letters as seen below,
with the whole list shown here ONLY if it had been returned for repairs
The anchor shown here with the date code is just a symbol, as many different inspector marks will be seen
The above information was taken from Remington's own information sheet, so if your gun may not conform, then I am also at a loss in explaining.
The factory says all barrels are date code stamped, well I have found some that are not, or if they are, are so erratic stamping that trying to decipher them is impossible.
The photos below may help a bit. Both were taken off Remington 760s, with the one on the left, a 30-06 that I bought new October 10, 1954. This has been rebored to a 35 Whelen Improved. The one on the right again a 30-06, but with a shorter barrel that I made into a knock around quad rifle with pivot mounts.
Here the R represents November, & the ZZ would be 1953. The fourth digit being a 3 is inconsequential being an assembly number. There is no inspector mark on this side. | Here the first (LH) mark is the final inspector mark, the O represents July, the R would be 1968. And the F again being an assembly number. |
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
B | L | A | C | K | P | O | W | D | E | R | X |
1920 = L | 1930 = Y | 1940 = J | 1950 = WW |
1921 = M | 1931 = Z | 1941 = K | 1951 = XX |
1922 = N | 1932 = A | 1942 = L | 1952 = YY |
1923 = P | 1933 = B | 1943 = MM | 1953 = ZZ |
1924 = R | 1934 = C | 1944 = NN | 1954 = A (JAN. AA) |
1925 = S | 1935 = D | 1945 = PP | 1955 = B |
1926 = T | 1936 = E | 1946 = RR | 1956 = C |
1927 = V | 1937 = F | 1947 = SS | 1957 = D |
1928 = W | 1938 = G | 1948 = TT | 1958 = E |
1929 = X | 1939 = H | 1949 = UU | 1959 = F |
1960 = G | 1970 = T | 1980 = A | 1990 = K |
1961 = H | 1971 = U | 1981 = B | 1991 = L |
1962 = J | 1972 = W | 1982 = C | 1992 = M |
1963 = K | 1973 = X | 1983 = D | 1993 = N |
1964 = L | 1974 = Y | 1984 = E | 1994 = O |
1965 = M | 1975 = Z | 1985 = F | 1995 = P |
1966 = N | 1976 = I | 1986 = G | 1996 = Q |
1967 = P | 1977 = O | 1987 = H | 1997 = R |
1968 = R | 1978 = Q | 1988 = I | 1998 = S |
1969 = S | 1979 = V | 1989 = J | *1999 = T |
*2000 = U | 2006 = A | 2012 = G | 2018 = M |
*2001 = V | 2007 = B | 2013 = H | 2019 = N |
2002 = W | 2008 = C | 2014 = I | 2020 = O |
2003 = X | 2009 = D | 2015 = J | 2021 = P |
2004 = Y | 2010 = E | 2016 = K | 2022 = Q |
2005 = Z | 2011 = F | 2017 = L | 2023 = R |
M/870 LETTER PREFIX
1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX
1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) S-68, T-74, V-78, W-84, X-90, A-91, B-94, C-97, D-01, AB-05
Remington 1917 Rifle Serial Number
V 12 GA. (2 3/4”)
M 12 GA. MAGNUM (3”)
A 12 GA. “SUPER” MAGNUM (3 ½”)
W 16 GA. ( 2 ¾” )
X 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME” (DISCONTINUED)
N 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME MAGNUM” (DISCONTINUED)
K 20 GA. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)
U 20 GA. LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)
J 28 GA.
H .410 BORE (2 ½” OR 3”)
MODEL 1100 LETTER PREFIX
1964 TO APPROX. 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX
1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) L-68, M-74, N-78, P-85, R-90
LETTER SUFFIX
SAME STRUCTURE AS THE M/870
Compunding the issue a bit may be the fact that Remington Arms stamps their final inspector stamps and assembly (product) codes in the immediate area of the date codes. So it may be difficult at times to determine exactly what is what. With that in mind, and considering a lot of variables. If a specific Remington firearm has a serial number, Remington Customer Service is always the first source which should be checked for date of manufacture as they would be the definitive source. There are no publically accessible databases for Remington serial numbers.
Since serial numbers were not required until 1968, your firearm may not have a serial number. For models without a serial number, we may be able to determine the age by the 2-3 letters that are stamped on the barrel. If your firearm does have a serial number, if you will call or email to the address below, the serial number and model number we can determine the approximate age of your firearm.
Contact Remington through their Help Center by e-mail at [email protected] or call their historian at 1-800-243-9700 Mon-Fri 9-5 EST. (this number may not be operationa since Remington moved to the deep south).
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Remington Model 1917 Rifle Serial Numbers Lookup
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US Rifle, Model of 1917, Caliber 30 | |
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M1917 Enfield rifle from the collections of Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden | |
Type | Bolt-action rifle |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1917–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | World War I Banana Wars Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War Chinese Civil War Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion Vietnam War (limited) |
Production history | |
Designed | 1917 |
Manufacturer | Winchester Repeating Arms Company Remington Arms Eddystone Arsenal |
No. built | 2,193,429 total |
Variants | Remington Model 30 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 9.187 lb (4.167 kg) (empty) |
Length | 46.3 in (1,180 mm) |
Barrel length | 26 in (660 mm) |
Cartridge | .30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm) |
Action | Modified Mauser turn bolt |
Muzzle velocity | 2,800 ft/s (853 m/s) with Cartridge .30 M2 Ball |
Effective firing range | 600 yd (549 m) |
Maximum firing range | 5,500 yd (5,029 m) with .30 M1 Ball cartridge [1] |
Feed system | 6-round magazine, 5-round clip fed reloading |
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History[edit]
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World War I[edit]
World War II[edit]
Korean War and after[edit]
Contemporary use[edit]
Design details[edit]
Variants[edit]
Users[edit]
- Afghanistan[20]
- Canada[21]
- Republic of China[22]
- People's Republic of China[14]
- Denmark: Received after 1945 and known as 7.62mm G M/53.[23] Currently in service with the Slædepatruljen Sirius in Greenland.[21]
- Ethiopian Empire: received after World War II.[24]
- France: Known as the Fusil à répétition 7 mm 62 (C. 30) M. 17[25] (Repeating rifle 7.62mm (calibre .30) model 17)
- Honduras: Remington Model 1934 variant chambered for 7×57mm[citation needed]
- Ireland: Around 20,000 used by the Local Defence Force during the Emergency (World War II)
- Japan: Captured during World War II[26]
- North Korea[22]
- Norway: In 1952 Norway received 24992 P-17 rifles from Britain in exchange for their inventory of .303 rifles which were acquired during and after WW2.[27]
- Philippines
- South Vietnam[28]
- Spanish Republic[29]
- United Kingdom[21]
- United States: Used by United States Army And United States Marine Corps
- Vietnam: Used by Việt Minh, some sold by the Nationalist Chinese.[30] Also used by the Viet Cong.[31]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'FM 23-6 Basic Field Manual: U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1917, 20 October 1943'(PDF). ibiblio.org. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^Schreier, Philip American Rifleman (January 2009) p.80
- ^http://www.guns.com/2012/10/24/remington-m1917-enfield-rifle/Guns.comThe Remington M1917 Enfield Rifle: A forgotten veteran? by Chris Eger (10/24/2012)
- ^Canfield, Bruce N. (2018). 'One of the Great Decisions'. American Rifleman. National Rifle Association. 166 (8): 43–46&70.
- ^Ferris, C.S. United States Rifle Model of 1917. p. 54.
- ^http://www.nramuseum.org/the-museum/the-galleries/america-ascending/case-57-world-war-i-allies-the-world-at-war,-1914-1918/us-winchester-model-1917-bolt-action-rifle.aspxArchived 2013-05-10 at the Wayback Machine National Firearms Museum 'U.S. Army Sergeant Alvin York carried an Enfield in 1917 when he won the Medal of Honor for capturing nearly the whole German army.'
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-08-31.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ^Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation: 'Sgt. Alvin C. York's Diary: October 8, 1918'Archived November 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 25, 2010
- ^Morton, Louis (1953). 'U.S. Army Forces, Far East'. The War in the Pacific - The Fall of the Philippines. United States Army in World War II. Washington D.C.C: Center of Military History, United States Army. pp. 28–29. LCCN53-63678. CMH Pub 5-2.
- ^'Philippines pt.2: WWII weapons used 1946–2018'. wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com. November 18, 2018.
- ^Reyeg, Fernando M.; Marsh, Ned B. (December 2011). The Filipino Way of War: Irregular Warfare through the Centuries (Master Thesis). Naval Postgraduate School. pp. 79–80, 97. hdl:10945/10681.
- ^Canfield, Bruce N. (2004). 'Marine M1917? Not!'. American Rifleman. National Rifle Association. 152 (5): 29.
- ^Stephen M Cullen, In Search of the Real Dad's Army, Pern & Sword Books Linmited 2011, ISBN978-1-84884-269-4 (p.132)
- ^ abRottman, Gordon L. (December 2002). Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950–1953. Praeger. p. 199. ISBN978-0-275-97835-8.
- ^'Hærens Kamp- og Ildstøttecenter'. www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^The U.S. Rifle, caliber .30, M1917 ©2003 By Dick Culver
- ^Dunlap, Roy, Ordnance Went Up Front, Samworth Press (1948), p. 301
- ^Culver, Dick (2003). The U.S. Rifle, caliber .30, M1917. http://www.odcmp.org/503/rifle.pdf: Civilian Marksmanship Program. p. 9.
- ^'The M1917 Carbine - The Firearm Blog'. thefirearmblog.com. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^Bhatia, Michael Vinai; Sedra, Mark (May 2008). Small Arms Survey (ed.). Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict: Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society. Routledge. p. 65. ISBN978-0-415-45308-0.
- ^ abc'M1917 rifle in 21st-century Greenland'. wwiiafterwwii.blogspot.com. July 24, 2015.[self-published source]
- ^ ab'Model 1917 Enfield Rifle'. awm.gov.au. Australian War Memorial.
- ^Smith, Joseph E. (1969). Small Arms of the World (11 ed.). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Stackpole Company. pp. 326–327.
- ^Scarlata, Paul (Mar 1, 2009). 'Ethiopian military rifle cartridges: Part 2: from Mauser to Kalashnikov'. Shotgun News.
- ^Manuel du Grade TTA 116 (in French). Berger-Levrault. 1956-03-19. p. 218.
- ^Scarlata, Paul (November 2013). 'From Arisaka to assault rifle: The military rifle cartridges of Japan part 2'. Shotgun News.
- ^Karl Egil Hanevik (1998). Norske Militærgeværer etter 1867.Hanevik Våpen. p. 371. ISBN8299314313
- ^Windrow, Martin (15 Nov 1998). The French Indochina War 1946–54. Men-at-Arms 322. Osprey Publishing. p. 41. ISBN9781855327894.
- ^de Quesada, Alejandro (20 Jan 2015). The Spanish Civil War 1936–39 (2): Republican Forces. Men-at-Arms 498. Osprey Publishing. p. 38. ISBN9781782007852.
- ^Windrow, Martin (20 Sep 2018). French Foreign Légionnaire vs Viet Minh Insurgent: North Vietnam 1948–52. Combat 36. Osprey Publishing. pp. 24–25. ISBN9781472828910.
- ^'Model 1917 Enfield Rifle : North Vietnamese Military Forces'. awm.gov.au. Australian War Memorial.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to M1917 Enfield. |
- SurplusRifle.com – United States Rifle Model 1917*FM 23-6 Basic Field Manual: U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1917, 20 October 1943
- Small Arms of WWI Primer 028: U.S. Rifle Model of 1917 on YouTube