Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this historic WWI bolt-action rifle for a penny-start auction; this is the Eddystone U.S. Model 1917!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Eddystone
Model: U.S. Model of 1917
Serial: 742215
Date of Manufacture: 1918 (According to Barrel Marking of Flaming Bomb 6-18)
Caliber: .30-06 Springfield
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 26"
Optics/Sights: Wing Protected Blade Front with Aperture Folding Leaf with Protective Wing Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut Stock
Action: Bolt-Action Rifle
Markings: Standard / The model, manufacturer, and serial number are marked on top of the receiver “U.S. / MODEL OF 1917 / EDDYSTONE / 742215.” The barrel just behind the front sight is stamped with the barrel manufacturer's initial, ordnance bomb, and manufacture date "E / Flaming Bomb / 6-18". There are 2 proof marks on the Model 1917. One is on the left side of the receiver, and another is on the top of the bolt handle. All are US Ordinance Bomb stamps and they differ slightly from the bomb stamp on the barrel. The stock is stamped "SAA" in a rectangle box and "E" in a square box on the left side and "P" in a square on the bottom.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Eddystone Model 1917 was an adaptation of Britain’s Enfield Pattern 1914 that both Remington, Eddystone (a subsidiary of Remington), and Winchester were producing during the Great War. This was prior to direct American intervention, which occurred in April of 1917, in the worldwide conflict. When the U.S. entered the war, they, too, needed all the small arms production they could muster for the war effort. Rather than retooling these factories to produce the American Model 1903, the U.S. Ordnance Department simply elected to adapt the Enfield Pattern 1914 to American specifications, primarily chambering the rifle for .30-06 Springfield, creating the U.S. Model 1917. These went to arm the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during WWI.
Model: U.S. Model of 1917
Serial: 742215
Date of Manufacture: 1918 (According to Barrel Marking of Flaming Bomb 6-18)
Caliber: .30-06 Springfield
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 26"
Optics/Sights: Wing Protected Blade Front with Aperture Folding Leaf with Protective Wing Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut Stock
Action: Bolt-Action Rifle
Markings: Standard / The model, manufacturer, and serial number are marked on top of the receiver “U.S. / MODEL OF 1917 / EDDYSTONE / 742215.” The barrel just behind the front sight is stamped with the barrel manufacturer's initial, ordnance bomb, and manufacture date "E / Flaming Bomb / 6-18". There are 2 proof marks on the Model 1917. One is on the left side of the receiver, and another is on the top of the bolt handle. All are US Ordinance Bomb stamps and they differ slightly from the bomb stamp on the barrel. The stock is stamped "SAA" in a rectangle box and "E" in a square box on the left side and "P" in a square on the bottom.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Eddystone Model 1917 was an adaptation of Britain’s Enfield Pattern 1914 that both Remington, Eddystone (a subsidiary of Remington), and Winchester were producing during the Great War. This was prior to direct American intervention, which occurred in April of 1917, in the worldwide conflict. When the U.S. entered the war, they, too, needed all the small arms production they could muster for the war effort. Rather than retooling these factories to produce the American Model 1903, the U.S. Ordnance Department simply elected to adapt the Enfield Pattern 1914 to American specifications, primarily chambering the rifle for .30-06 Springfield, creating the U.S. Model 1917. These went to arm the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during WWI.
The Eddystone Arsenal was a Baldwin Locomotive Works subsidiary located in Eddystone, Pennsylvania that produced military hardware for the Allies of World War I. As orders from combatants exceeded the production capacity of Baldwin’s Philadelphia factory, this manufacturing facility was built in Eddystone, Pennsylvania. When the First World War ended, this manufacturing complex was used as Baldwin’s Eddystone Plant for locomotive manufacturing.
The top of the barrel is marked “U.S. / MODEL OF 1917 / EDDYSTONE”. The flaming bomb appears on the bolt handle and the left side of the receiver. Other parts feature acceptance marks. Eddystone made a total of 1,181,908 rifles. This was more than the production of Remington (545,541 rifles) and Winchester (465,980 rifles) combined.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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