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M1917 Arsenal Refurb
heavyiron
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Hi Everybody,
I have an arsenal refurbished 1917 which I purchased some years ago. It was refurbished at the Augusta Georgia Arsenal for use in WWII and has a Johnson barrel. (Ironically enough the Augusta Arsenal used to be located about a block from where I used to live.) It looks like primarily an Eddystone but there are "R" marked parts on it as well. The bore on the rifle looks new and is shiny and bright. It also has the grey park finish on the metal.
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I know that because it is a refurb that it will not have the value of a M1917 rifle with all matching parts but I wanted some expert opinion as to its value.
Best wishes to all.
Heavyiron
I have an arsenal refurbished 1917 which I purchased some years ago. It was refurbished at the Augusta Georgia Arsenal for use in WWII and has a Johnson barrel. (Ironically enough the Augusta Arsenal used to be located about a block from where I used to live.) It looks like primarily an Eddystone but there are "R" marked parts on it as well. The bore on the rifle looks new and is shiny and bright. It also has the grey park finish on the metal.
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I know that because it is a refurb that it will not have the value of a M1917 rifle with all matching parts but I wanted some expert opinion as to its value.
Best wishes to all.
Heavyiron
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They are good strong actions, way to heavy to carry very far IMHO.
Neal
EDIT: In general, I would expect an original M1917 to sell for 2X the price of a comparable arsenal rebuild. As narc pointed out, Winnie's bring higher prices. There are a lot of folks out there with deep pockets who don't know what they are bidding on, & sometimes a lower quality gun will bring a high price.
Thanks
Chris
Thanks fro the info Neal.Chris
It is a fine piece and it has been a safe queen since it was purchased.
Best
During WWII all parts were parkerized, and barrels were supplied by the Johnson Automatics Company as a result of the rebuild.
Suggested prices range from $750 for excellent examples, $600 for very good, $450 for good, and $250 for poor. Add %30 for Winchester models.
During rebuilds, I think it became common for parts to no longer match. Yours is a beautiful example and would probably fetch near or above the top range listed.