What you could get in 1936 for $8.85 shipped

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I bought this rifle from a friend, now sadly deceased, 28 years ago. It was his father's. The paperwork says "cleaned and repaired". As all parts are Eddystone, and the rifling is great, with an 8-18 barrel, I doubt if this ever left the States for France. Or, at least, it never saw combat. I doubt it had to be repaired. I imagine the cleaning, if any, was done by his father. I am pretty sure it was never re-worked by the government and is in "as issued" condition.
Of course, in 1936, $8.85 could feed an adult and maybe a family for a week or more, and many people would not have wanted to spend that on a rifle, however good it was. But still, it is amazing what you could get back then.