Picked up the most beautiful, unissued Eddystone M1917 at the Montgomery Gunshow yesterday. The gentleman that I purchased it from ordered it out of a magazine in 1967. It is flat mint and in the original shipping box (it cost $2.28 to ship on 16 Jan 1968...) unfortunately it is not an arsenal box and he didnt have the bill of sale.
My main question is above the trigger assy there is an Eagle proof and a US in a shield. I have never seen a US in a shield before and looking through Ferris's book, I dont see anything mentioned about it. I'm thinking it might possibly be a way to help identify it as US 30/06 in the Rack?

Any ideas???

PS Anyone interested in seeing pic I can send them to you... Kenny27@aol.com
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