Things to consider. The 1917 has known cracking issues from re-barreling. This report is dated 1947, post WWII and post nearly all re-barreling of 1917's. It does not distinguish from re-barrels and those with original barrels. Most were re-barreled. when I purchased my first, it was a re-barreled Eddystone and I went over it with a fine tooth comb. I also did the acetone test to check for cracks. No problems. My second Eddystone still has the original barrel. I don't recall if I did the acetone test on that one but I'm not especially concerned with it. It went through two wars with that barrel and receiver.