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Joe Boleo Super Member
Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Posts: 427 Location: Pennsylvania
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:55 pm Post subject: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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Finally, I came across a lovely Eddystone in a local gun shop. There were two of them at very reasonable prices. One was sold before I arrived. The second one I put on layaway. Looks like this one will be used in our DCM matches this year. Take care...
Joe
P.S. This came out of a gun shop that Gil Martin frequents.
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9253 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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Im none the wiser as to what it is but you sound pleased so I guess its good. I m sure some photos will follow to educate the likes of me.
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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Joe, we are going to need some pictures!
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Suzanne Super Member
Joined: Jun 27, 2009 Posts: 3323 Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:47 pm Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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Just to help out...here's a web site with historical data on the rifle and photos.
HERE
Suz
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:52 pm Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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Thanks Suz that makes sense now. sure is a good looking rifle the typical enfield butt had me looking twice for sure.
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:08 pm Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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Elvis wrote: |
Thanks Suz .... sure is a good looking rifle |
Yeah, thanks Suz. Agreed - good looking rifle.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:39 pm Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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SingleShotLover Super Member
Joined: Dec 26, 2007 Posts: 1005 Location: Illinois
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:57 am Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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I've only seen a few of the Eddystones, but I do know that they were quite numerous. During the Prohibition/gangster days here in Illinois many banks and post offices were issued one or two military rifles as defense against the Chicago gangs that spread out for the easier pickings of the rural and small town banks. A small bank in northern Illinois named Holcomb was the victim of an attempted gang robbery that was foiled by 2-inch thick bullet-proof glass surrounding the tellers' cages. The tellers merely lay on the floor while the gangsters tried to shoot out the glass. When they ran out of ammo, they left. Coincidentally, along with two panes of the bullet-starred glass, up to a few years ago they still had two Eddystone rifles in their vault that were left over from that era. I tried to buy them at that time to no avail.
The small town of Chadwick, Illinois was the scene of a gang/vigilante shootout within about the same time-frame when word of a Chicago gang passing through had people roaming the countryside looking for them. Many of the members of these groups were equipped with federally issued Eddystones as well. The actual confrontation was more Keystone cops than drama since it was triggered by an accidental shot fired through the roof of their car by a towns-person, a fumbling novice shooter, as a carload of the intrepid vigilantes were meeting the carload of bad guys...totally unrecognized!
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Gil Martin Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1837 Location: Schnecksville, PA
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:04 am Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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Here is everything you ever wanted to know about this rifle. All the best...
Gil
www.surplusrifle.com/m.../index.asp
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Dawgdad Super Member
Joined: Feb 08, 2006 Posts: 1065 Location: On the Prairie
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:08 am Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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Gil, how did you miss this? Joe does not scoop you too often.
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Gil Martin Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1837 Location: Schnecksville, PA
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:55 pm Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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Well it happens and that's the breaks. I was going to visit John's shop to look for a Model 1917. The folks at the gun shop in Elizabethtown told me that Joe was in and what he bought. Seems he wanted to steal a march on me and he did. All the best...
Gil
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BigBlue Super Member
Joined: Jan 16, 2006 Posts: 1108 Location: Lehigh Township, Pennsylvania
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:54 am Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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Good info! I had heard of Eddystone rifles before, but never knew anything about them. Before reading this I would have walked right by that rifle thinking it was another surplus Enfield. I didn't even know Eddystone was a town in PA. and not all that far away.
"Remington Arms Co. of Delaware purchased a half-finished locomotive factory in Eddystone, Pennsylvania. This factory became known as the Eddystone Arsenal, producing Pattern 14 rifles for the British war effort and later the U.S. Model 1917 rifle. In 1918, the Remington Arms Company of Delaware was absorbed by the Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company."
Don
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fnuser Super Member
Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 914 Location: S.W. Missouri, U.S.A.
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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Century arms built sporters on surplus receivers back in the late 80's or early 90's due to the extra long actions I bought one in .300 Win. Mag. and mounted a fixed 6x scope on it, glass bedded it and shot alot of ammo through it. Can't remember exactly who they are but one of their rifles was called a Hannibal, I think they used those receivers as well.
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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Asquare perhaps???
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fnuser Super Member
Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 914 Location: S.W. Missouri, U.S.A.
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:59 pm Post subject: Re: U.S. Model of 1917 Eddystone |
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yep
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