Manufactured in early 1919. The U.S. Model 1917 was the service rifle most used by infantrymen of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) throughout World War I, and continued to see use up through World War II and beyond as a surplus arm, making original unaltered examples with a high level of retained original finish a rarity today. Features a "W/flaming bomb/1-19" marked barrel, winged fixed blade front and elevation adjustable ladder peep rear sights, standard receiver markings, "flaming bomb" and two "eagle head" proofs on left receiver wall, a "flaming bomb", "NS", and "W" marked bolt, "W" marked cocking piece, and "W" marked bayonet lug. Fitted with a pair of walnut handguards and a finger grasping groove walnut stock marked with "W/92" on the nose and an "eagle head/519" proof stamped behind the trigger guard tang. Includes a "HARVEY WHEELER/1917" marked M1907 leather sling with brass hooks.

Exceptionally fine, retaining 90% original blue finish with some minor edge wear, dried grease in protected areas, some light freckling on the buttplate, magazine floor plate, and lower band, plum coloration on the receiver, and minor handling marks. The re-oiled stock is very fine with a few minor compression marks, attractive raised grain, along with crisp grasping grooves and proofs. Mechanically excellent. A very attractive example of a World War I era Winchester Model 1917 rifle!