Found my M1917 had been modified...THE HORROR!

[1903Collector]

Yes, and many lessons learned...I HOPE!

Im toying with the idea of completing the Eddystone buy. Ive got a WWI, WWII & Cold war collection of 80 long guns (battel rifles, sniper, carbines and trench gun) from each of the main belligerent countries (I include the Finns with the Axis and the French cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys with the Allies, but have limited my WWI collection to the UK, France, Italy, Japan, USA, Germany, & Austria). My US WWI & WWII collection includes an early SN representative from each manufacturer ('03, '03A1, M1903A1(m), & 03A3, M1 Carbine & M1 Garand). But if I get the Eddystone, I will need only the Winchester to complete the theme and include the M1917 in the list. At this point in my financial history Ive no business adding ANYTHING to the collection...but my self control in this area has been demonstrated as being...a work in progress!?!?

(still need a Lebel 1888, Mosin Nagant 1891, '03 Air Service Rifle, IHC M1 Garand, Rashid, RPK, and SVD! and then...and then...need to complete the relatively small 10 gun hand gun collection ;-] )