I've mentioned the pawn broker I know who occasionally sells off collections of really nice firearms on consignment.

He got in a bunch of WWII stuff including a couple of No 5 Jungle carbines, one with a bayonette, a matching well used SMLE No 1 Mk III with a bayonette, an '03 an '03 A3, and M1 that's already sold, as well as an M1 Carbine.

Then there's what this is really about, an Eddystone M1917. I'm not an expert on M1917, so can't tell if a previous owner "corrected" it, but this one sure looks like it spent most of its life as a rack queen. The stock has nary a ding and the metal, except for the butt plate is probably about 90%. If I was still buying I'd probably be interested. It sure isn't cheap though. It's been many a long moon since I've seen one of these rifles in that condition.