Question about Springfield 1917 30.06 Rifle?

Question

I recently inherited a springfield Rifle, model 1917 30.06 caliber. it has engravings on the barrel and on the round chamber with ordnance symbols and some other ones i can not make out. I was wondering if anyone could give me an estimated price for it, it is in perfect condition with no add ons or anything thats not stock, i even have the original leather strap that it came with, which looks exactly like the guns and straps that the people in Saving Private ryan have. Please send me any links or sites that might have information from gun enthiusiats about my weapon or your idea of whats it worth! Thanks!

Answer 1

Well, first of all, it's not a springfield, they never made a 1917, it was made either by Winchester or Remington (some of the Remingtons are also referred to as an "Eddystone" depending on where they were made). What you might be referring to is that is says ".30-06 Springfield" which is the name of the chambering, not the manufacturer of the rifle. Also, it IS NOT a 1903 made in 1917, the 1917 Enfield is it's own thing based more off a British rifle than anything. Now when it comes to value, there's about nothing so complicated as old American military rifles. The last thing I would recomend is seeing what another one is going for on an online auction, cause this thing could be worth anywhere from about 400 bucks to a couple grand, and it could be REAL hard to tell the difference between the two. Condition of course is important, but the tricky part is that everything has to be original, and that can be very difficult to determine. Lots of military guns were reworked and have different parts put in. Usually you can talk someone through pricing a gun, but this one probably needs a visual inspection. I say take it to a gun shop that buys used guns and just ask them what they'd give you for it. Also, I assume from your name you're not a man (at least I hope not!) so I would recomend bring a guy with you who at least acts like he thinks it's worth a lot of money. As a gun dealer, you see some chic with an inherited gun, nothing personal, but it's their job to try to take you to the cleaners. Not that girls can't be gun savvy, I learned most of what I know from my old boss, who was a 22 year old woman when I started in the business, and one of the most knowledgable people I know, but no need getting an inacurate appraisal. Good luck and I hope it's worth a ton.

Answer 2

1917 Springfield

Answer 3

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Question about Springfield 1917 30.06 Rifle?
I recently inherited a springfield Rifle, model 1917 30.06 caliber. it has engravings on the barrel and on the round chamber with ordnance symbols and some other ones i can not make out. I was wondering if anyone could give me an estimated price for it, it is in perfect condition with no add ons...

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1917 Rifle

Answer 5

What you have is a 1903 Springfield Rifle that was "built" in 1917..There was a fantastic article in the september issue of the NRA magazine "American Rifleman" on the 1903 Springfield.

There are over 20 1903 Springfield's up for sale on http://www.gunbroker.com . One matches yours almost exactly(a 1903 - built in 1917 - 90% condition) and the current bid is $900 .

another great site to check would be http://www.gunsamerica.com .

If you want to take a minute and sign up(the usual, user name and password) on GB you can use the member feature, "going going gone" that way you can search through all the 1903 Springfield rifles that have been put up for sale in the past 90 days...

If your rifle really is in "perfect" condition then whatever you do don't sell this rifle without having more than one expert taking a look at it..It very well could be worth a lot of money, in 100% condition, this would make it very-very rare...In that case it belongs in a museum for everyone to share...That is, IMHO and if you were planning on selling it...

Don't get me wrong, there was a model 1917, but you said yours was a "Springfield"...Not that I have never been wrong(haha) but several companies built M1917's and Springfield was not one of them(to the best of my knowledge)...

Answer 6

your rifle is from ww1 selling price/value can be determined by doing a search of that model on www.gunbrokers.com look up active and ended sales also many are sold there..its ebay type sales for guns..pawn shops,"undervalue" and books "outdated info"do not give "real" values.

Answer 7

http://www.surplusrifle.com/m1917/index.asp
http://www.odcmp.com/Forms/M1917.pdf
Pricing a rifle,especially a military one without having it in your hands is nearly impossible.Small things can mean big changes in the value.Do the numbers match,has it been refinished,if it has been refinished is it an arsenal rebuild or privately done,etc.The first link has a forum with a section dedicated to these rifles,the second link is all the info you could possibly want on them.