Look how massive it is next to my svelte little Mauser. The 1917 is one big clumsy ox of a rifle, though! They should have made a stress relieving cut all the way around the barrel immediately in front of the receiver.ĭo test yours: it's easy. The problem is associated with Eddystones rebarreled for WWII with Johnson barrels.
I never heard of a cracked receiver on an Eddystone with an original barrel. I tested my Eddystone with rubbing alcohol.