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Lot 4442¢
A scarce French RSC Model 1917 semi-automatic rifle
17 November 2008, 10:00 PST
San FranciscoSold for US$3,217.50 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA scarce French RSC Model 1917 semi-automatic rifle
Serial no. 73855, 8x50mm Lebel. 31 1/2 inch barrel. Action marked Manufacture Nationales/MA T Mle 1917. Walnut stock and fore-end. Buttstock stamped Mai 1918.
Condition: Very good. In original semi-automatic configuration. Metal with dark, mottled patina showing some minor pitting. Sound wood showing numerous dents and bruises. Bolt hold-back and barrel hand guard missing and rarely seen on this model.
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Condition: Very good. In original semi-automatic configuration. Metal with dark, mottled patina showing some minor pitting. Sound wood showing numerous dents and bruises. Bolt hold-back and barrel hand guard missing and rarely seen on this model.
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Footnotes
Note: Many examples of this model had the gas systems deactivated after World War I and issued to colonial troops as straight pull rifles. See Standard Catalog of Military Firearms by Ned Schwing.




