I was looking through my military stuff...

[Mongo59]

Here is a blast from the past, an Eddystone 1917 with a Remington 1917 bayonet. I got them both from a good friend who is downsizing, I feel honored to be the steward of this outfit...

I actually got it out to clean the leather and it looks much worse than I had hoped it would...

 

[mkgr22]

They used to be under-appreciated rifles.

That's not the case anymore.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Very nice! I've got a Pattern of 1914 rifle that I like a lot.

 

[Mongo59]

They used to be under-appreciated rifles.

That's not the case anymore.

Sgt York underappreciated it compared to the Springfield '03 but it is what he won his medal with...

 

[Michigan Slim]

I walked into a gun shop years ago and there sat two 1917s on consignment for $400.00 each. Turned to the sales puke and said I'd take both. He looked at the price tags and said sorry, these just sold. Took them away. Never went back and heard later they got their asses sued off for something and closed.

 

[Mongo59]

I walked into a gun shop years ago and there sat two 1917s on consignment for $400.00 each. Turned to the sales puke and said I'd take both. He looked at the price tags and said sorry, these just sold. Took them away. Never went back and heard later they got their asses sued off for something and closed.

Have you walked with a limp since you broke your foot off in his...

 

[Thor]

Sgt York underappreciated it compared to the Springfield '03 but it is what he won his medal with...

It was said that the Brits took a battle rifle, the Germans took a hunting rifle and the Americans to a target rifle to the war.

If you wanted to hit what you were shooting at I can understand the preference for the '03.

Besides that...nice looking collection Mongo!

 

[Michigan Slim]

Have you walked with a limp since you broke your foot off in his...

I was so pissed I was shaking.

 

[Mongo59]

It was said that the Brits took a battle rifle, the Germans took a hunting rifle and the Americans to a target rifle to the war.

If you wanted to hit what you were shooting at I can understand the preference for the '03.

Besides that...nice looking collection Mongo!

And the Italians took a canoe paddle...lol

 

[Mongo59]

I was so pissed I was shaking.

No doubt, visions of diving across the counter comes to mind and I wasn't even there...

 

[Mongo59]

This is a close up of the bayonet. It has the screaming eagle, the flaming 'onion' and the X. On the left, under the eagle is the date of manufacture which is the first year (1917). One would think they quit making the at the end of the war (1918) but I have seen them dated in the late 20's.

 

[MongooseLaw]

Awesome rifle, a US 1917 is definitely on my list to add to the WW1 collection, I like them better than the 03's.

 

[TheJoker]

The Baldwin Locomotive Works, a.k.a Eddystone is another great US manufacturing story. At the high point of production, they were producing over 7000 Model of 1917 rifles a day. In 1900 manufacturing technology, I would imagine that would have been a sight!

The Story of Eddystone

My Eddystone...

 

[bgcatty]

Here is a blast from the past, an Eddystone 1917 with a Remington 1917 bayonet. I got them both from a good friend who is downsizing, I feel honored to be the steward of this outfit...
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I actually got it out to clean the leather and it looks much worse than I had hoped it would...

That is a beautiful site! What a great piece of history. Enjoy!

 

[MrSmitty]

Beautiful gun Mongo!!!!!!! Told this before, in 2000 I went to a LGS. and saw a 1917, in 30-06, dirty, rough looking, for $100....I had the money....why, oh, why, oh why didn't I buy it!!!!

 

[sloughfoot]

I had one. I really liked it until I shot it. It turns out my rifle was simply re-chambered, not re-barreled. It turns out the bore was .312. 30.06 would not shoot accurately.

Yours is beautiful.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I had one. I really liked it until I shot it. It turns out my rifle was simply re-chambered, not re-barreled. It turns out the bore was .312. 30.06 would not shoot accurately.

Yours is beautiful.

Re-chambered from what? I thought they were 30-06 to begin with?

Was yours originally a Pattern of 1914 (which would've been .303 Brit - .311 - .312)?

 

[sloughfoot]

Nope, they were originally .303. Just pulled off the line and re-chambered to 30.06. mine was one Maybe many are not

 

[Leo]

I rescued a Remington M1917. It was a Sept, 1918 production date that had never been issued. No proof marks. The guy inherited it when someone died. He did not know what he had and was just about to grind the sight ears off and shorten the barrel to make a hunting rifle. A Bishop hunting stock was with it. The 5 groove barrel was immaculate and in the hunting stock was a 1.5 MOA rifle with commercial ammo.

I called gun parts corp and ordered every single part to put it back together as it would have been issued. I was gad to save it from the hacksaw and grinder. The only thing is in the combat stock with all the stuff clamped to the long thin barrel, it became a 4 MOA rifle with the same commercial ammo.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Nope, they were originally .303. Just pulled off the line and re-chambered to 30.06. mine was one Maybe many are not

I did not know that! I thought just the 1914's were 303 an the 1917's were 30-06.