Value of a P17

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Came across a full wood Eddystone P17 for sale today. Overall good condition. Buttplate,bolt and mag plate dont seem to be numbered. Bore looks dark but good rifling. Ser# 784###. Thinking of buying it. Dont know the asking price yet. How much would be a reasonable price to pay? Dont have pics, sorry. What year would this one have been made? Ser# 784###.

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Well the US didn't enter the War until 1917. My Remington has a stamp on the barrel that says 11-17 if I remember indicating Nov 1917. Don't make me take it out of the locker to confirm though :).
 
I think Eddystone,Winchester and Remington had the contracts to make the rifle. I think Winchester was the most preferred and Eddystone was the least preferred. I think there was some that said the metal on the Eddystone was inferior.

I don't really know but I have a Remington and I am happy with it and it is a tack driver for a rifle that is almost 100 years old.
 
I have heard really good things about the accuracy on these. I will have to look more into the claims about inferior metal on these. I would like to be able to shoot modern factory ammo in it, should I buy it. I will find out tomorrow what the asking price is.
 
I really wish this was a Winchester or Remington made one. I'd like to have this P17 either way, but Im a little weary now about it blowing up. I guess if its survived this long it should be okay though eh.
 
They used to say that you could tell a brittle '03 action by taking it out of the stock, and looking at the screw hole in the recoil lug. (what the front triggerguard screw goes into) On brittle ones, chips would break out of the lug around the screw hole. I would imagine the same would apply on a brittle M-17?
 
Thanks for the info BUSMMAN

This particular rifle is also missing the screw from the back end of the mag floor plate. Would this be hard to find a replacement for?
 
In the condition you describe, 450-550. If the barrel is just dark, and not pitted, then closer to $550

I base this on the price of a nearly new Eddystone that cost me $695.

Don't be afraid of purchasing and shooting an Eddystone if it's in good condition, I've owned and shot 3 over the years and none blew up.

BTW, the Americans never numbered any of their component parts to the rifle. The government demanded complete interchangeability of parts between the manufacturers.
 
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jakester said:
In the condition you describe, 450-550. If the barrel is just dark, and not pitted, then closer to $550

I base this on the price of a nearly new Eddystone that cost me $695.

Don't be afraid of purchasing and shooting an Eddystone if it's in good condition, I've owned and shot 3 over the years and none blew up.

BTW, the Americans never numbered any of their component parts to the rifle. The government demanded complete interchangeability of parts between the manufacturers.
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Thanks Jakester

Bushman and Points, I think you guys are correct. I thought it looked like it was missing a screw but Im wrong on that.
 
If you research, I do belive the the Eddystone plant was a Remington plant, at least that is what I have read on several milsurp sites, you would think that the quality should be the same, why would they be different ?
 
I have never heard it said that Eddystone m1917 rifles were unsafe with factory ammo like the low number Sringfield and Rock Island 1903 rifles. But it was an issue when guys sporterized them and tried to file the rear sight ears off and drill and tap the action for scope mounts. Very hard going there.
 
HIGHRPM said:
If you research, I do belive the the Eddystone plant was a Remington plant, at least that is what I have read on several milsurp sites, you would think that the quality should be the same, why would they be different ?
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Remington's production plant was at Ilion, New York and Eddystone was in Pennsylvania, Winchester produced the rifle at their New Haven, Connecticut plant.
 
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