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Originally Posted by thomasinaz
Thanks for the compliments all. This is a military "US Army Model 1917", as stamped on the lower butt. I believe the number on the barrel is an arsenal number and is also stamped on the yoke, frame, and barrel of this gun. The serial number is 2307xx and is stamped on the yoke and frame.
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Tom,
Your gun was delivered to the Government in late June-early July, 1918. I can give you the exact week if you let me know the full service number on the butt. The number on the barrel is the arsenal rebuild number which was required to be stamped on major parts of the gun (barrel, frame inside crane cutout, crane, cylinder, and on the hammer and trigger inside the gun) when rebuilt at an Army arsenal. With a number that high, it was done by either Springfield or Augusta Arsenal. Arsenal marks (AA, SA, RIA) show up less commonly than do the rebuild numbers, something I can't yet explain.
Regards,
Buck