I thought that also. I'm sure there's a story as to why the rifle parts are miss matched and I wish I could find out more information about it. My thinking was maybe it was replaced during WWI and that the barrel was what they had on hand. I'm hoping that I might find more information when I tear it down to put the replacement stock on it.

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Yea, all the metal parts that I need are going to run me about $60, but the stock is going to be quite a bit more. I'm also having a hard time finding a vintage Eddystone stock. I don't plan to use a newly manufactured one unless I have to.