Re: Model 1917 Eddystone
I just brought home my 'new' 1917 a few weeks ago. I'd been looking for a solid one for a while, and while in Charlotte NC I went to see a Smithing friend who works in a store. I walked in, and it drew me from across the store.
It is a Remington, all matching #s, bore is GREAT in full working order. Stock original, uncut with markins intact. I might have paid too much, but I didn't care. I have an Eddystone that the rear sight ears were butchered off of, and have yet to decide what to do with it. It has been chopped, stock and barrel. I may put some open sights on the barrel and make a truck gun out of it. Wanted to use it for a safari project and may still, we will see.
Let us know how your project goes, all assembly and disassembly is pretty mush straight Mauser as well, easy!