I am offering for sale a U. S. Model of 1917 Enfield service rifle manufactured by Winchester. This rifle is one of several purchased by my father and older brother from Sears & Roebuck some 45+ years ago when they were shipped to outlets in crates and could be had for a song � remember???. To the best of my knowledge, this rifle has not been fired since it was purchased. I am not a collector of these rifles, but I do shoot an Eddystone in vintage military rifle matches.

Overall I�d have to rate the condition of this rifle as very good when compared to many others I have seen. The wood and metal show the normal battle scars of a rifle almost 100 years old. I am not sure if all the parts are original. I am not able to find a cartouche of any kind on the wood as I see on my Eddystone. The barrel is marked with a �W� and �4-18� near the muzzle along with that little �winged O� symbol also seen on the left side of the action (see photos). The bayonet lug is marked with a �W�. The top side of the bolt handle is marked with a �W� and the bottom side is marked with what appears to be an �E�. The magazine follower is not ground off as you often see in �parade rifles�. I showed this rifle to some far more knowledgeable people at a recent vintage match and was told there is some muzzle erosion, but the �bullet test� showed the muzzle rifling to be good. The rifling appears to be bright the full length of the barrel.

It is very tempting to take this rifle to the range to give her a run. My Eddystone shoots very well and I have little doubt this Winchester will do the same. If you have any questions please PM me and I will give you my phone number.

Photos at: http://s698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/cjkostic/

PRICE: $750.00 SHIPPED and INSURED

Good piece except for the lack of cartouches on wood. Fact that it has original WW One blue makes it worth more than a WW II parked rebuild, and it's a Winchester !
It's a steal and will be snapped up quickly !

Nice.

Trades or straight out cash??

Depends on the trade offered. This rifle belongs to my brother and he wants cash, but as the go-between, I am open to listening to trades and will work out the cash on my end.

I am VERY interested in an M-1 Garand that is re-built and ready for CMP competition.

TTT

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PM on the way. Thanks

goodie -- you've got mail!

Thanks, PMed you.

And one more time before she goes back to my brother...$725.00 shipped and insured.

Is that rifle still around?

It has been almost a year, but I still have this rifle and am bringing her back up for another shot at putting heer back into action.

The old girl is headed off to her new home in Minnesota.