Been posting a lot here lateley...
I picked up an Eddystone M1917 for a decent price over the weekend and while the barrel has a date of 7-18 with the proper 5 groove left twist and the part numbers all match I can't find a mark anywhere on the stock. Serial number on receiver is in the 800,000 range which puts its completion date in August of 1918. Condition of the metal is excellent though I wonder if it wasn't refinished at some point.
The stock looks to good to be an original and is marked E AN on one side with what looks like the Springfield Armory Inc. (as in Geneseo, IL) crossed cannon logo about an inch in front of that. The stock is beautiful so I'm not complaining but there is no way it is original and I'd just like to know what I have.
I picked up an Eddystone M1917 for a decent price over the weekend and while the barrel has a date of 7-18 with the proper 5 groove left twist and the part numbers all match I can't find a mark anywhere on the stock. Serial number on receiver is in the 800,000 range which puts its completion date in August of 1918. Condition of the metal is excellent though I wonder if it wasn't refinished at some point.
The stock looks to good to be an original and is marked E AN on one side with what looks like the Springfield Armory Inc. (as in Geneseo, IL) crossed cannon logo about an inch in front of that. The stock is beautiful so I'm not complaining but there is no way it is original and I'd just like to know what I have.