I'm really excited to have added this rifle to my collection. I found it in the local pawn shop a few days ago, and this really goes well with my M1917 S&W revolver. All of the parts are of Eddystone manufacture with the exception of the stock, which is Winchester. The barrel is dated 7-18, and the bore show very strong rifling.
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Roy
Nice piece. I also have P17 by Winchester, I'll post some pics later. I bought a bayo to go with it and I think the whole rig weighs like 11lbs together. I still take it out to the range once in awhile. One can only imagine running across pocked marked terrain, trying to lever a round, and getting off a shot while carrying this beast.
Again, nice piece.
Cheers, SteveComment
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Thanks Steve!Originally posted by SteveM
You're right, these rifles are not exactly light, I can imagine how heavy they are with a bayonet attached. I've decided not to use corrosive ammo through this one, and just fire Remington, or Winchester factory ammo. I look forward to taking this one out to the range!
Speaking about M1917 rifles, I recall watching an episode of "Shooting USA" a few weeks ago, and the topic was Sgt. Alvin York. During this show, Sgt. York's son, a park ranger at the Sgt. York Historic Site did say that his father hated peep sights so much that when deployed to France, he managed to trade in his M1917, and used a Springfield M1903 at the time he earned his medal of honor. York's son brought out a few of Sgt. York's personal firearms, and the two that stood out was what appeared to be a CZ-27 and none other than an M1917 minus the upper handguard. I suppose for a rifle he didn't care for, it must have served it's purpose around the farm.Comment
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