M1917 Eddystone.....salvageable?

[Hayata]

Rig it up to a lead sled and pull the trigger with a LONG string.

I bet it's ok but wouldn't bet my (or your) life on it.

 

[palmettomoon]

What date or marks on the barrel?

 

[Wallace's]

I personally would not shoot that. Hopefully you could find someone that can re-barrel it.

 

[Shemp]

What date or marks on the barrel?

It was rebarreled in or before WW2 as it is a High Standard P stamped

 

[palmettomoon]

I'd rebarrel it.

 

[Flammenwerfer]

I'd go ahead and plan on a rebarrel. We did one of mine and it looked like a pain, I just watched...I let the family with experience do stuff like that.

 

[MILSURP Collector]

CMP could probably rebarrrel it, give them a call.

 

[MILSURP Collector]

http://estore.thecmp.org/Catalog/Item/065CRI/1917

 

[palmettomoon]

On a side note, before you rebarrel that rifle. What condition is the bore? I ask because I've had mle16's (French WWI) that were much much worse looking on the outside of the barrel and they shot fine. How deep is that pitting? If it's shallow enough for draw filing, it's probably okay to shoot. I'd have a smith (a real one, not a LEGOSMITH) take a look at it first.

 

[Shemp]

On a side note, before you rebarrel that rifle. What condition is the bore? I ask because I've had mle16's (French WWI) that were much much worse looking on the outside of the barrel and they shot fine. How deep is that pitting? If it's shallow enough for draw filing, it's probably okay to shoot. I'd have a smith (a real one, not a LEGOSMITH) take a look at it first.

Like I said before the bore looks great. It was entirely packed with cosmoline and looks to have been in great shape when it was put away....bullet test passes.