British Enfield .303 "Eddystone" pattern 1914 Mk I, by Remington.

Britian entered WW I, the summer of 1914. They soon realized they were greatly lacking sufficient rifles for their growing troops. They came to America to purchase 3,400,000 rifles. They offered contracts to Remington in Ilion, NY and Winchester in New Haven, CT. Remington new they had to increase their manufacturing capacity so they immediately began to raze their existing, antiquated buildings in Ilion plus they made a agreement with Baldwin Locomotive Works at Eddystone, PA to construct a new buildings taking up 33 acres of floor space, and lease them to a new company for this location and named it Remington Arms Company of Delaware. Eddystone is located in Delaware, County, PA. Remington Arms company of Delaware received an initial order for 2,000,000 rifles, then a second order on Feb.10, 1915 of 200,00 rifles then a third order for 600,000 rifles on Sep. 27, 1915. America declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. Great Britain reduced their order to 2,000,000 rifles from the three plants. America plants took the 1914 Model rifle and converted it over to the U.S. 30 caliber Model 1917. Production ceased by mid 1917 of the British model 1914 and the three plants converted over to the American Model 1917. On January 2, 1918 the Remington Arms Company of Delaware was absorbed by the Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company. Midvale referred to their facility as Eddystone Rifle Plant.

The rifle I have for sale has a serial number of ERA 505760. The ERA stands for the manufacturer, Remington Arms Co of Delaware, Eddystone.
The star or asterisk (*) = Mark I rifle.
All the components on the rifle are stamped E for Eddystone production .
Because of the low serial number I am guessing it was produced in 1916. I have found no listing of this serial number on the internet. The background on this rifle can be found at
https://www.remingtonsociety.org, the Story of Eddystone by Roy Marcot and Joe Poyer.
If any of this information is incorrect please let me know.
The rifle is in good/used condition, no rust anywhere.
The original stock has been removed and a more sporty hardwood stock installed "sorterized"
This rifle is accurate to 600 yards. At
You have to use British 303 shells. They can be ordered on line. They have a much larger base. Don't even think about trying American shells. With 185 grain it can stop a bear, moose or bull elk.