My "new" 1917 gun show find - Mother of Godloads of pics

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My "new" 1917 gun show find - Mother of Godloads of pics

Postby wakkoss » Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:44 pm

Ok, when walking out of an otherwise disappointing Miami show this weekend, I saw a gentleman walking in with this slung over his shoulder. I checked it over, he told me the price, and I couldn't get the cash out of my pocket fast enough! Couple other guys were hawking but when they saw I bought it stabbed themselves out of despair. Literally. The blood was everywhere. Terrible.

Anyway, it's an Eddystone that's been rearsenaled. Parked finish, JA barrel, EVERYTHING on the rifle itself is Eddystone, but the bolt is Winchester, perhaps with Remington parts. Butter smooth action, excellent bright bore, and it even has the cleaning kit in the buttstock. The rifle came with a manual, that I assume is a repro, and also the correct bayonet. The bayo is in excellent condition as well, and is a 1917 dated Remington. I'm not sure if the blade has been sharpened or not. Looks like it may have been, but whoever did it did it correctly. The sling is dated 1918 and appears original.

This is my third Eddystone 1917 and my favorite of the three, though I do like all of them for their individual qualities. This is the most correct one of the three, though I wouldn't mind finding an original bolt for it. Nothing wrong with this bolt, though it's covered in cosmo...hell the whole rifle is covered in cosmo. I'm hoping to shoot it this weekend, and I'm glad I picked up more .30-06 from the CMP store the other day.

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Last edited by wakkoss on Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:29 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: My "new" 1917 gun show find - Mother of Godloads of pics

Postby flashooter22 » Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:54 am

Looks great you douche!!! :ber
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Re: My "new" 1917 gun show find - Mother of Godloads of pics

Postby limestonecowboy » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:43 am

Nice one! What did you give for it?
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Re: My "new" 1917 gun show find - Mother of Godloads of pics

Postby Dave P » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:35 am

Yeah, how much?? I have one I should sell.
When do I get some stimulation in this economy??
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Re: My "new" 1917 gun show find - Mother of Godloads of pics

Postby jmikeb653 » Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:19 pm

Very,Very Nice!.... just goes to show that there are still some nice collectable rifles out there to find.
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