New Impulse Purchase - M1917 Eddystone

[Seaspriter]

The reason they were on the wish list though is I have a family connection to these guns. My great grandfather worked at Baldwin Locomotive, I believe as a machinist or heavy equipment (ie press or forge) operator but it's lost to time. Not sure which shop he worked at and if he did actually work on these, but he was working there in this time frame which is good enough for me.

You'd probably really appreciate knowing more of the history of the Eddystone plant your grandfather worked at. You can access it at:
http://www.remingtonsociety.org/the-story-of-eddystone/

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[MOS-45B]

Nice 1917. Above average.

A letter "K" stamped on the underside of the bolt handle would identify this as a Kingsbury bolt made in WW 2.

If a letter "K" were stamped on the top side of the bolt handle, it would be an Eddystone bolt made during WW 1.

Eddystone stamped the top side of their bolts with letters A through Z for some reason.

[RC20]

Darn it, now I will have to look!

I will add that the nickel steel mix is more complicated than just strong, though it is that.

Its highly desirable character is it stretches rather than burst.

So if you push it too far its should not fragment.

Having seen a Model 70 Winchester do that recently (fragment) you have to wonder if they have gone backwards.

While the shooter got some of his teeth knocked out (scope) and an adjutant shooter got a smack on the cheek its better than what it could have been.

[BEAR]

Eddystone stamped the top side of their bolts with letters A through Z for some reason.

The top of my Eddystone bolt is stamped with an "Ordnance Bomb" and a "6" or "9" and, of course a smaller "E" on the bottom. My other bolt has the "Ordnance Bomb" and a "Y".

[cipherk98]

You'd probably really appreciate knowing more of the history of the Eddystone plant your grandfather worked at. You can access it at:
http://www.remingtonsociety.org/the-story-of-eddystone/

Thanks for the link. Very interesting reading. I honestly don't have any real proof my great grand father ever worked on the gun lines as the original plant around Broad & 15th Street were closer to where I believe his family lived at that time around Port Richmond and Fishtown with other Polish immigrants. As with the work he did at Baldwin, most of that information is unfortunately long gone. That said Baldwin still built a number of wonderful locomotives that I get to visit every so often at local museum that has several, including 3 or 4 in operation.

Nice 1917. Above average.

A letter "K" stamped on the underside of the bolt handle would identify this as a Kingsbury bolt made in WW 2.

If a letter "K" were stamped on the top side of the bolt handle, it would be an Eddystone bolt made during WW 1.

Eddystone stamped the top side of their bolts with letters A through Z for some reason.

Thank you for the compliment. The K is on the underside as is the proof, so it would then be a WWII bolt.

Edit: Wanted to add, hopefully two months from now I'll get to shoot a CMP-style match with this rifle as it fits with the theme (US Bolt) and really see it (and I!) do. Depending on when my ammo comes in I may do next month's as well.

[MOS-45B]

My grand father was a locomotive engineer from 1905 to about 1954. He operated Baldwin, (and other) steam and diesel locos on the Baltimore and Ohio Line.

Baldwin made hundreds of steam locos for the Baltimore and Ohio during the first half of the 20th century. I got to go for rides in the cabs of those monsters when I was a kid.

Your 1917 is a great shooter. 2 inch groups at 100 yards is excellent for an Enfield. I am getting 4 inch groups with my low serial Eddystone and quite content with that.