Back in the late 1980s and '90s there were at least of couple of import companies that brought back a sizable number of M1917 Enfields. The condition ranged from pretty good to just awful, but there were quite a few marked with a red and white painted bands that supposedly indicated they had been relegated to use as drill rifles. Some had plugged bores, some had drilled actions, but there were some that appeared to be pretty good... except for those red and white painted bands. Does anyone have any experience with these supposed drill rifles and actually cleaning one up and shooting it? Fellow has a couple of nice ones for sale and I was ready to hand over the money until he said that they had been painted with "red and white strips" but he just "cleaned them off." If this belongs in another catagory, I apologize. Thanks for your help.