Remington 1917 enfield 30-06

[huntnfish08]

I saw one of these the other day and was wondering if I should buy it. Looking for a photo online I haven't seen one like it.

About it:
No "ears"
sliding rear sight up to 1200 yards, mounted on barrel
snabel fore stock
'hole' in butt stock for sling to pass through
barrel was so dirty I couldn't see the rifling, so I'm guessing its pitted up pretty good.
Price  $200
maybe 70% condition

Worth it or should I pass?
Any special nomenclature for that particular model?

Adam

[GatCat]

To my way of thinking, that price is a bit high. IF the bore ix excellent, then it might be worth it. As you probably know, the "ears" held the rear sight, so the sight on the barrel is from something else. Is he barrel original to the rifle, or is the barrel and its sight from something else?
Is the stock a modified original, or is it a nice aftermarked; from the sounds of it, it might well be a modified original, which to me is less desireable.
To be honest, there are plenty of sporterized '17's, I hold off and buy one with a very nice aftermarket stock, with modified reciever already drilled and tapped for scope mounting. I'd look for a Win. or Rem, and avoid the Eddystone.
Mark

[Rex in OTZ]

During WWII the Govt brought up crates of mothballed 1917's and handed them out to young men and women willing to praticipate in the Alaska Territorial Guard (ATG).
I once had a 10/18 dated eddystone, I had mentioned eariler that it was a Kotzebue rifle when it really came from the village of Deering AK.
ATG issued them all along the coast of alaska, one can still come across some these relic's.
They surface up once in awhile for sale as 'grandpas old gun'.most have had the stock replaced or cut to lighten the load.
Ive seen 5 of the Kotzebue issued rifles...only one in original configuration 70% surface condition.