Help identifying a sporterized 1917 ERA action

[Oldcoast]

Trying to find info on this rifle. Looks to be a 1917 Eddystone.
barrel stamp looks like A. Francotte Liege
Cal .375 Magnum
375 B.Blinder
Action is marked ERA
GR with crossed flags and P under
other side has 566
Timney trigger
Bolt has crossed sabers

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Probably started out life as P14 in 303 British. I have one in my junk collection I'm thinking of building a 375.

 

[Oldcoast]

Thank Ontario, I looked up the builder (A. Francotte) and they made some fancy stuff! I put a Leupold 1-5 on it. Just need to find some ammo.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

BSA also made a good business for a while rebarrelling and dolling up old P14 and 1917 actions. I remember them from my days as a gun store clerk in high school. Beautiful dark glossy bluing, lustrous Weatherby-ish wood finish, rosewood tips, etc. Usually in generic calibers like 30-96 and 270. They were listed for a good price but we couldn't give them away it seemed. In those days military surplus rifles were everywhere. Back then it was more stylish to buy new junk from Winchester or Remington with hideous stamped checkering and push feed actions. Kinda like today everyone has to own "modern sporting rifle" (aka AR style). Sporterized military classic controlled feed are still barely competitive with low end new bolt guns. Those guns in military configuration that could be bought for spare change in the 70s now go for ridiculous prices. Go figure.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Interesting what they did to the P14 dogleg bolt handle. Apparently the top half was retained and either the bottom half was radically reforged or cut off and replaced with something else. Does yours have a hollow knob?

 

[Oldcoast]

It does have a hollow knob. I would much rather own one of these old beauties than the rifles coming off the line by bergara, winchester or even weatherby today. They were built by a craftsman not a machine

 

[Ontario Hunter]

It does have a hollow knob. I would much rather own one of these old beauties than the rifles coming off the line by bergara, winchester or even weatherby today. They were built by a craftsman not a machine

So that would be the military knob with military base of bolt handle (attached at the bolt) and modified stem in between. Very nice how they finished it. May be a pattern I can borrow when I build my P14 project.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Trying to find info on this rifle. Looks to be a 1917 Eddystone.
barrel stamp looks like A. Francotte Liege
Cal .375 Magnum
375 B.Blinder
Action is marked ERA
GR with crossed flags and P under
other side has 566
Timney trigger
Bolt has crossed sabers
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@Oldcoast
Definitely a P14/M17 Enfield action. The proof marks look like it was proofed in England for sale in that country.
Bob