Feb. 1918
Number 10 Westbound - 1917 was released on: USA: 2 June 1917
Wife Number Two - 1917 was released on: USA: 29 July 1917
if your pistol is of the model 1911 with serial number 189558 then it was made in 1917 by colt. If it is the revolver then the serial number is to high for the 1917 revolver.
I would assume that any tattoo of the number 1917 would be a reference to the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia-the first, and only revolution to bring the working to power.
MCMXVII in roman numerals is 1917.
"MCMXVII" is the Roman numeral representation of the number 1917.
Your Remington model of 1917 rifle was made in November of 1918,with the serial number that you have provided.
made approx. 1917/1918
1917
1917
To increase the number of soldiers
1917 Winchester 30-06 has a 6 digit serial number I have a Winchester 30-06 w/a 5 digit serial number 485--