Eddystone Barrel Markings - The Firearms Forum

dbltap · 10-13-2010, 10:13 PM

Have a Eddystone M1917 but the barrel has the markings of H S and the flaming bomb no date markings. Is the H S a barrel mfg.? Why no date?

Thanks

The_Rifleman · 10-14-2010, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dbltap

Have a Eddystone M1917 but the barrel has the markings of H S and the flaming bomb no date markings. Is the H S a barrel mfg.? Why no date?

Thanks

I assumed the "E" on mine stood for "Eddystone."

I have the "E", then the flaming bomb, and the date, 9 - 18. My serial number is 1,06x,xxx; maybe yours was before or after they marked it the way mine is marked. Or maybe a replacement barrel.

Jim K · 10-14-2010, 06:48 PM

High Standard, well known for its sporting guns, made M1917 replacement barrels during WWII. The Model 1917 was never used in combat in WWII, but thousands were issued stateside for training, guard duty, and the like.

Jim

dbltap · 10-14-2010, 08:30 PM

Thanks for the info. I wondered about the HS being High Standard.

10-13-2010, 10:13 PM	#1
dbltap V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 110	Eddystone Barrel Markings Have a Eddystone M1917 but the barrel has the markings of H S and the flaming bomb no date markings. Is the H S a barrel mfg.? Why no date? Thanks -->

10-14-2010, 06:48 PM	#3
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: Eddystone Barrel Markings High Standard, well known for its sporting guns, made M1917 replacement barrels during WWII. The Model 1917 was never used in combat in WWII, but thousands were issued stateside for training, guard duty, and the like. Jim

10-14-2010, 08:30 PM	#4
dbltap V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 110	Re: Eddystone Barrel Markings Thanks for the info. I wondered about the HS being High Standard.