Hello everyone,
I recently inherited an Eddystone M1917. I wish I knew more about its history but all of those details were lost along the way and no one seems to know anything about where it came from.
The rifle has a good amount of surface rust and the bore is full of dust so I havent yet evaluated it, BUT what has caught my attention is the serial number of 72. It is Eddystone "E" marked everywhere but the raised rear sight, which is marked "W". I am struggling to find the E on the nose of the stock, and there is no eagle cartouche present. However, I am reading this could be possible with an original that is early production.
Any insight on other markings I should look for, or general ideas as to the value of this rifle?
I recently inherited an Eddystone M1917. I wish I knew more about its history but all of those details were lost along the way and no one seems to know anything about where it came from.
The rifle has a good amount of surface rust and the bore is full of dust so I havent yet evaluated it, BUT what has caught my attention is the serial number of 72. It is Eddystone "E" marked everywhere but the raised rear sight, which is marked "W". I am struggling to find the E on the nose of the stock, and there is no eagle cartouche present. However, I am reading this could be possible with an original that is early production.
Any insight on other markings I should look for, or general ideas as to the value of this rifle?
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