1917 end cap re-assembly

[Patrick Chadwick]

...I also haven't seen (or looked very hard for) a cartouche on the stock yet, so it's possible it's not an eddystone stock.

Normally, on an M1917, the muzzle-end face of the front end of the stock has a letter stamp E or R or W.

I think you would find this book useful:

"United States Model of 1917" by C.S. Ferris. Scott A. Duff Publications. ISBN 1-888722-14-2.

It has comprehensive lists of parts markings, inspectors's marks etc.