My father brought the rifle down, and he had it appraised. Apparently it was a 1916, not 1918...the date was a little hard to make out.
The rifle was in bad shape, like the comments above, it was missing a lot of pieces. He appraised it at $100-$125, and he was able to sell it for $120.
Now he will invest that in a more suitable hunting rifle...looking for a marlin, or win 30-30.

thanks again for all the information.

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