P17 Enfield (US Model of 1917)

Not likely. They were well-used in 2 wars. I had one that came off the base in Gander pre-Canada. It was absolutely brand-new never refurbed. I sold it for 600 about 3 years ago.
 
Boyds makes a repro stock and hand guards that are very close, but requires fitting.

Liberty Tree Collectors have handguards on ebay, try e-sarco as well.

Pete
 
3 yrs ago I sold a very nice original and unmolested Eddystone Model 1917 for $650. On the M17 stocks I recall buying a new Eddystone one complete with inspectors marks, which had never been fitted to a rifle, for $30, but that was 35 yrs ago.
 
I purchased a near mint 11-18 Model 1917 at a local show about a year ago for $650.00. Have run it by some experts who claim it is all original. Based on the marks it made I'm pretty sure I put some of the very first rounds through it. Bore is like a mirrror. I did have to shorten the front pillar a bit to make it shoot. There is a story circulating about boxes of 1917's found under the floorboards of an Eddystone factory building????

milsurpo
 
milsurpo said:
I purchased a near mint 11-18 Model 1917 at a local show about a year ago for $650.00. Have run it by some experts who claim it is all original. Based on the marks it made I'm pretty sure I put some of the very first rounds through it. Bore is like a mirrror. I did have to shorten the front pillar a bit to make it shoot. There is a story circulating about boxes of 1917's found under the floorboards of an Eddystone factory building????

milsurpo
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Kind of like those crated Spitfires which are reputedly buried in Burma or a long forgotten hangar-full of zero time P-51 Mustangs in southern Manitoba.;) Even though the war ended in 11-18 all three Model 1917 plants continued to deliver run out quantities of finished rifles on contract for some time thereafter; Remington on 23 Dec 18, Eddystone on 9 Jan 19 and Winchester on 5 Apr 19 (source: The US Enfield by Ian Skennerton).

40 yrs ago I bought an Eddystone with a 10-18 barrel from the old Ribtor Sales in Calgary for $35-$40, which from all appearances, was unused. The metal finish was only slightly rubbed on the buttplate, muzzle and bolt handle and the stock was dented in a couple of spots which is characteristic of handling in storage, rather than in the hands of troops. The bore is perfect gauging a bit over .300 at the muzzle and all parts were original Eddystone with no signs of overhaul or Brit/Cdn/Danish use.

When I started handloading for this one I found that it had a very short throat in relation to other military .30-06 barrels (M1917, M1903 and M1), inasmuch as a handload with a 173gr GI match bullet or 168gr Sierra had to be held to an OAL of 3.280 and 3.250 respectively to keep the bullet off the lands. The normal OAL spec for .30-06 GI M1 ball ammo with a 173gr bullet is 3.340. I concluded that this one must have been finish reamed with either a very worn or off spec reamer at the time of manufacture.
 
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