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From my perspective if you want a WWII collectible then it's easy: 1903A3, Remington 1903 or pre-war Springfield 1903. They're very much on the rise these days. I watched some very nice M1917s sell in mid December for $750-850 at a PA auction. Maybe I'm crazy.īoth models are collectible. I just don't have the same love for them as I do the M1917. BUT, not all Eddystone rifles are bad, just be careful.Īs for the Springfield 1903, they are incredibly historic and excellent shooters. I have one of these rifles that I have decommissioned, but I know my father shot it a lot before realizing that it was cracked. This means that in some cases, rebarreling processes caused cracks in the weakened steel that show at the joint between the barrel shank and receiver extension.
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This meant that some receivers have had the carbon burned out of the steel plus overtorqued barrels that could cause cracking in the receiver if the torque is not let off properly (with a relief cut in the barrel). Plus, it's possible that barrels were overtorqued using a pneumatic wrench (possibly that was sourced from the locomotive building industry as Eddystone was co-located at the Baldwin Locomotive Works?). They didn't properly heat treat their receivers, as in they didn't use pyrometers to gauge temperature in the heat treatment ovens. One word of caution: Be weary around any Eddystone produced rifle with a replacement barrel. Some of these rifles are still in use by the Danish Sirius Patrol in Greenland. During WWII, many M1917 rifles were refurbished and issued, especially to Navy units, Seabees, training units, the British as aid, and other allies. Millions were produced and it eventually became the most common rifle for "doughboys." After the war, the M1917 was not chosen to replace the M1903 for a number of reasons. Again, Eddystone rifles were more common than Remington and Winchester. 30-06 were made and contracts for all three rifles were placed. The tooling for the Pattern 14 was already in place, changes to convert the rifle to. II home guard Winchester P14.Īs for the M1917, when the US entered WWI, we need rifles. I personally love these rifles, especially my refurbised No.3 Mk.
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Most of these rifles were used as sniper/marksman rifles (especially winchesters) and as rifles during the Dunkirk evacuation of WWII, but most found their way as Home Guard rifles during WWII or used by British Commonwealth nations or allies (Estonia, India, etc.). In all, very few of the rifles were ever used during WWI because too few made it to combat prior to war's end and the parts interchangeability problems mentioned before. All were made from awesome steel from Midvale Steel (but more on that in the M1917 paragraph later). However, each manufacturer make minor changes in parts that meant that parts interchangeability was a huge problem in that only some parts from a Winchester would fit a Winchester, etc. All of these guns were dubbed the Pattern 1914 or P14 rifle and many hundreds of thousands were made during 1915-1916/17, mostly by Eddystone, with Remington and Winchester following up in descending order.
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303 and the UK solicited contracts from US companies, namely Remington, Remington (Eddystone), and Winchester. 276 Enfield caliber (something like a more powerful 7x57), but the war meant that more Lee Enfields would be made instead and the Vickers design was adapted to. It was originally created as a replacement for the the Lee Enfield by Vickers prior to WWI in. It's strong, quick, and has excellent sights. The M1917 is an excellent battle rifle, that in my opinion, is the best bolt action battle rifle ever created. I have owned both (plus a Patter 14 rifle, the predecessor of the M1917). Here's some background knowledge (please correct me if I'm wrong as I'm going from only memory right now).