Yearbook of the international law commission 1953 volume ii. Winchesters seem to be the priciest, followed by remington and eddystone in that order. It would seem that in the end, the m1917 rifles had shown the way to a better receiver construction. Yearbook of the international law commission 1952 volume ii. The current structure is the fourth lighthouse to be built on the site. I read that the cracks were hard to detect and weapons with such a crack should not be fired which makes sense. York on october 8, 1918, during the event for which he was awarded the medal of honor, as the u.
The 1917 enfield was made with the double heat treatment steel, and did not suffer the same problems, if you want to characterize this as a problem. M1917 enfield american enfield boltaction service rifle. Ive been making some calls to various gun shops in the area to see what they have and found a shop that has a pair of carcanos that i decided to check out. The birth of john smeaton, on this day 8th june, 1724. Register to let other graduates of eddystone high school find and contact you. He had an extensive series of commissions including canals and banff harbour in aberdeenshire. Jun 9, 2015 the birth of john smeaton, on this day 8th june, 1724, considered to be the founder of english civil engineering. I have a two 1917 enfields, one winchester sn 429955 and one eddystone sn 240942, which were recently recovered from a relatives house. Eddystone arsenal was the manufacturing plant responsible for producing the remington contract model 1917 rifles for the u. Bad ammo one year at the national matches, and grease got the blame, per the people who selected the ammo. Enfield smle infantry rifles in the years preceding the world war 1 19141918. Some folks are squeamish about 1917s made by eddystone, as some were regarded as brittle. World war in 1917, it too found itself with next to nothing in the way of an.
It is located about 43 miles 69 km to the west of eddystone. Published by baldwin to celebrate the opening of the eddystone locomotive works and samuel vauclains leadership. Over the years, the enfield armory produced a variety of arms for the british crown, including the famous rifle musket pattern 1853, which saw extensive use with. This means that final head space is not achieved until the bolt handle is turned down all the way. The more i shoot the m1917 rifle, the more i like it although heavy, it is excellent in every other way. War, peace, and revolution, leading historian of world war i david stevenson examines this crucial year in context and illuminates the century that followed. Find premium, highresolution illustrative art at getty images. Us model 1917 enfield stock markings gun and game the. Wagners death and was appointed acting superintendent until a replacement was hired. We explored the woods and some of us played 1,2,3 where are you. It is the fourth lighthouse on the site the first was begun in 1696 built between 1878 and 1882 and designed by james douglas 2.
The list of names is also useful for getting together a eddystone. The largest community within a 50 mile 80 km radius is oshawa. On april 10, 1917, four days after the united states declared war on germany, an explosion at the eddystone ammunition corporations artillery shell plant in eddystone, pennsylvania, killed 9 people. View topquality illustrations of the old eddystone lighthouse and the foundations of the new structure in course of erection united kingdom illustration from the magazine the graphic volume xx no 501 july 5 1879. By the time production at the three plants ended in july 1917, eddystone had produced 604,941 p14s, remington had produced 403,126 p14s, and winchester had produced 235,448 for a total of 1,243,515. The barrel date is e 718 and the muzzle wear reading is 2. Not only the above, but an eddystone is the least desirable 1917 to sporterise.
The receiver is hard as hell and they have a tendency to crack the receiver ring if barrel removal is attempted. The true history behind the 1917 movie a story shared by director sam mendes grandfather, a veteran of the western front, inspired the new world war i film. Ferris, and itll give you all the details you want. Please check that your browser supports javascript.
After finding the correct length, i secured both the knots at the ends and the attachment of the pointer with drops of superglue. A narrative of the building and a description of construction of the edystone lighthouse with stone by john smeaton. Once again, winchester, remington and eddystone all provided the rifle in quantity with totals being 545,511, 545,541 and 1,181,09 from these manufacturers respectively. He built the eddystone lighthouse, at the same time developing cement that could be used underwater. We realize that a eddystone high school year book may be hard to find so registering to complete your schools virtual yearbook may be the next best thing to finding eddystone high school yearbooks. With 23 large folio plates and maps illustrating the lighthouses location and design eddystone lighthouse smeaton, john. Designed around the wide bottle 276 enfield, the action is bigger and heavier than some but the perfect safety is worth the extra heft. The story of eddystone remington society of america. He made the stock himself, and while its kinda clunky and heavy, it was his and i cant help but think of him each time i take it out. The remington arms company plant at eddystone has begun to ship rifles after a year s activity. The ec1837 is the unit repaired with eug assistance. It is located about 47 miles km to the west of eddystone and has a population of 111,000 people. Please check that your browser supports javascript and that it is enabled in the.
The ec16802 is one of the stations original 500khz receivers. This is an early stage experiment that we are developing in the open as we do all things related to the web. The red rocks of eddystone by fred majdalany, book of a lifetime. Pattern 14 rifle stock identification arms and other weapons. Page had a young man some years back who came to him wanting to know if hed like to buy some guns his grandfather had brought back from germany. There is a big cavity under the rear sight that must be filled before a rear scope base can be mounted. Production of the pattern 1914 rifle ended at eddystone with the delivery of their final rifle on june 1, 1917. The americanmade model 1917 enfield rifle was another period. Eddystone receivers in the musick memorial radio station in new zealand. An m1917 enfield rifle was used by sergeant alvin c.
The 510 or 570 on the stock may be a unit inventory number that was stamped on the stock vice painted on. We walked along the muddy path and then entered the woods. On june 15, 1916, the journal of commerce reported. Up for sale today is a us eddystone model 1917 serial no. Depiction of a section of the third lighthouse built upon the eddystone rocks near plymouth. Find more prominent pieces of marina at best visual art database. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
The family story in a nutshell is he recovered them from a couple enemy combatants while serving in or around the iron triangle in 1969. We are republishing these classic works in affordable. While rame head is in cornwall, the rocks are in devon and composed of precambrian gneiss. Yesterdays weapons forums view topic 1918 eddystone. Hello everyone, brand new to the forum and have a question right off the bat. The story of eddystone baldwin locomotive works on. The ec16802 and the ec18371fs are at the 600m operating desk. Your letter dated march 417 also arrived this morning but i think you are exactly a month behind. Eddystone model of 1917 us enfield, this is a ria rebuild between 1942 and 1945. Should i buy eddystone 1917 for the most part, ive sought inexpensive pieces that are in good functional shape and just need a bit of tlc to clean them up etc. In literacy we have continued to look at the scarecrows wedding and have written diary entries pretending to be betty.
Dont recall if grinding the ears off the rear bridge removes all of the charger slots. A narrative of the building and a description of the construction of the edystone lighthouse with stone. Project gutenberg s americas munitions 19171918, by benedict crowell this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The 30,000squarefoot community center along washington boulevard in downtown detroit was part of dan gilberts 2015 deal to purchase the book tower and book. Construction of the edystone lighthouse first edition. I would suggest you picking up a copy of united states rifle, model of 1917, an excellent book by c. In this 2gun match, i am competing as a wwi us infantryman, with an m1917 eddystone rifle and an. The treacherous eddystone rocks are situated 14 km off rame head in the south west of england and have always presented a terrifying hazard to shipping entering and leaving the major harbour of plymouth in devon. He was appointed director in charge of arsenals, and was responsible for all small arms production. The story of john smeaton and the eddystone lighthouse anon. Eddystone lighthouse is on the treacherous eddystone rocks, 9 statute miles 14 kilometres south west of rame head, miles south west of plymouth. The eddystone lighthouse was created in 1846 by anton melbye in romanticism style.
The year 1s have had a fantastic time in the woods at forest schools today. Restoring an eddystone model s eddystone user group. This excellent original model 1917 has a very good bore with strong rifling but dark grooves. I have a chance to pick up a real nice rife and the only info on it is eddystone, model of 1917 so im assuming its a copy of a 1917 enfield. The story of john smeaton and the eddystone lighthouse.
Us model 1917 enfield stock markings discussion in the powder keg started by anton, dec 9, 2008. It also has the standard military markings including the flaming bomb among others. The british government armory at enfield lock, middlesex, was founded in 1804 to assemble brown bess muskets for use by the countrys military forces. The project gutenberg ebook of americas munitions 1917. The red rocks of eddystone by fred majdalany, book of a. Full text of the survey october 1917march 1918 see other formats.
These surplus rifles are dangerous to fire without first checking everything on it before it is fired, many problems plague this weapon when it has been in storage, not being fired for decades these. Its chambered for 8x57 and i only see enfields in 3006. We look forward to continuing to work with you in the eddystone url project. It would depend at what stage of manufacture the fault was found. Eddystone model 1917 bolt action rifle nra museums. The m1917 enfield, the american enfield, formally named united states rifle, cal. Ive since posted my m17 on one of the surplus rifle gunboards and received the following comment about the front sight. Sorry i had a cold when i made this video that and android phone had a. The third lighthouse was built following the destruction of earlier versions designed by henry winstanley 16441703, and john rudyard or rudyerd.
The crystal has an inherent very sharp resonance, the behaviour of which may be. Production facilities were already set up to manufacture the british pattern 1914 rifle. W for winchester, r for remington or e for eddystone, which should match the receiver. Miller 1924 miller was the assistant superintendent at the time of dr. The year of manufacture for serial number 622300 is june 1918. Remington, winchester and eddystone manufactured 2,200,000 model 1917s. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. I have read elsewhere that eddystone rifles had an issue with cracked receivers. The eddystone has a 26 inch barrel and a 6 round integral magazine.
The old eddystone lighthouse and the foundations of the. Explosion kills over 100, mostly women and girls, accident in big munitions plant with subheads see photos. Ive got an eddystone version that my grandfather sporterized when he bought it. Springfield republican, springfield, massachusetts, april 11, 1917 eddystone pa pennsylvania munition factory explosion this 18 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page. I am considering adding a 1917 enfield to my collection. Bedrock to tear down building next to book tower, build 14. My friend walks out with this old time antique rifle, 1917 enfield, eddystone. Operating your eddystone gerry ohara 4 crystal switch and crystal phasing. By 24 february 1917 280,760 pattern 14 rifles had been accepted by.
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