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Title:	RIFLE, MILITARY -  U.S. RIFLE MODEL 1917 ENFIELD .30 SN# 69533
Maker/Manufacturer:	MAUSER-ENFIELD
Date of Manufacture:	1917
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 5806
Measurements:	OL:117.4CM 46 1/4" BL: 66CM 26"

Object Description:

U.S. RIFLE MODEL 1917 ENFIELD .30 SN# 69533
Manufactured by Eddystone Arsenal, Eddystone, Pa. - Made by member of the U.S. Marine Corps. Received from Maj. Besset, Ord. Dept. U.S.A. with instructions to be used as a study in developing rear sight with windage sight adjustment for U.S. Rifle Model 1917. Stock badly charred from museum fire. Telescope sight = SPAR-7180.

Markings:
Receiver: 69533. Ordnance bomb.
Barrel: E/Ordnance bomb/9-17.
Stock: 2C.

Springfield Research Service:
02/07/1919 - Rimkunas Rear Sight - Serial numbers compliments of Frank Mallory, armscollectors.com.

Notes: "Model 1917 Enfield rifle fitted with Winchester A5 telescope sight in Winchester mounts modified in the Mann-Neidner manner. The rear sight is the experimental adjustable windage Elder sight that was suggested by the U.S. Marine Corps." - Brophy

"A unique Model 1917 (Enfield) rifle with a modified mount (tapered bases), Winchester A5 telescopic sight, and experimental Marine Corps rear sight." - Senich

Telescope sight = SPAR-7180.

References:
Brophy, William S. THE SPRINGFIELD 1903 RIFLES. Stackpole Books. Harrisburg, Pa. 1985.
Senich, Peter. THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF U.S. SNIPING. Paladin Press, Boulder, Co. 1980.