New Guy with an Eddystone - how did I do?

[mdoerner]

Looks like the trigger itself has been shortened (like they would for a sporterized M1917 that had it's magazine reworked.) You may want to see if the trigger itself has been re-welded. If so, get a replacement, save the shortened trigger for a sporterized M1917.

Mike Doerner

[Chuckindenver]

good eyes, but if you look closer, see the trigger guard bow has been bent out larger...maybe for hunting gloves????

[Dan Wilson]

Not too bad.
No I doubt there is any park on that rifle, it looks like a mixture of the original blue, bare metal, rust and black paint.

Dan

[eldowerks]

I walked away with a nice looking Eddystone M1917 from a gunshow in Springdale...

I've noticed that some M1917s have a trigger guard that is essentially flush with the bottom of the stock, and others, like the one pictured above, have a trigger guard which appears bowed out from the stock nearly 1/8" in the middle of the guard.

I was comparing an Eddystone with a Remington the other day at a gun shop and the Eddy was flush and the Rem (like the above pictured Eddy) was bowed.

Updated to add that I was at a gunshow today and saw an Eddystone in the 500K serial number range that also had the "distended" trigger guard in the area of the floor plate.

Is there a reason for difference?