1917 Stocks.

[schneidb]

I have 2 Eddstone rifles and I have qestions on the stocks. One rifle is dated June 1918 and the stock has the E in the foreend with a T stamped over it to the Right. Does anyone know what this signifies?
The second rifle is dated May of 1918 and it has a large X on the forend and also an X in the barrel channel. If it had an E on the foreend I cannot see it now. It does have an eaglehead stamp in front of the trigger gaurd and the bolt cutout is cut like eddystone.
The dates are from the barrels and receiver serial numbers.

Thanks

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[Dan Wilson]

If it has the eagle's stamp proofs then its an original WWI stock even if you cant see a makers mark on the nose. Not sure what the X signify's but if its got the Eddystone cutout you can probably be safe in assuming its an Eddystone stock.

As for the random numbers and letters on the stock nose alongside the makers mark, they are all extraneous with no documented rhyme or reason but my GUESS is its a sub-inspectors mark.

Dan

[KarlKW]

[/I]I have 2 Eddstone rifles and I have qestions on the stocks... ...The second rifle is dated May of 1918... It does have an eaglehead stamp in front of the trigger gaurd and the bolt cutout is cut like eddystone...[I]

It may yet be possible to tell the manufacturer of your stock. You stated that there is an eagle's head stamp just ahead of the trigger guard of your stock (there may also be another eagle's head stamp just behind the trigger guard). However, there should also be two or three very small numbers under the neck of the eagle's head. These numbers are a part of the eagle's head inspector's stamp, and were not stamped separately. If you can provide those numbers, we can tell you who made your stock. Generally, the manufacturers fall out as below:

Eddystone: 100 series
Remington: 300 series
Winchester: 500 series

HTH, KarlKW