There is no such thing as a Model 17 Deluxe. There was the Model 17A "Standard" Grade, the Model 17B "Special" Grade, the Model 17D "Tournament" Grade, the Model 17E "Expert" Grade and the Model 17F "Premier" Grade.

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From the Model 17s introduction in the first Remington Arms Co., Inc. catalog (Catalog No. 51) the Model 17A "Standard" Grade had a plain American Walnut stock and ringed slide handle.

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When Remington transitioned from the Model 10 to the Model 29 for their 12-gauge pump, the A "Standard" Grade got a checkered American Walnut stock and slide handle. Within a year the Model 17A "Standard" Grade got a checkered American Walnut stock and slide handle. From the 1930 catalog --

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The Model 17B "Special" Grade had a checkered imported walnut stock and slide handle. It seems 99% of the time a dealer advertises a gun as a Model 17B "Special" Grade it is just a late Model 17A "Standard" Grade.

Real B "Special" Grades would be so marked --

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Last edited by Researcher; 02/17/22 06:21 PM.