Tom's right -Eddystones are a US copy of the British Pattern 14 rifle used in WWI. They needed guns, we started manufacturing them at Eddystone and Winchester factories in .303 for them. When we got in the war we were short of Springfield rifles so we started producing the rifle in 30-06 (called the Model 17) for US troops. More WWI US went to war with the P17 than the 1903. Alvin York did his deed with a Eddystone. They are great guns, solidly built, and a favorite action for building custom guns. The top one is the Eddystone:
