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[Mark Daiute]

Here with the rifle the finish matches throughout with the exception of where someone scrubbed over the barrel date. Other than that the finish matches and is near flawless. did the Arsenal ever use barrels off of low serial number rifles? I thought it odd that the someone would put an old barrel on a new receiver unless it was done out of service by a civilian smith.



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[Dad]

Nice rifle! :)

What kind of butt plate? Smooth, crosshatched?
Is the bayonet lug "H" stamped?

By the way, both of the sling keepers go on the long leg of the sling.

http://www.90thidpg.us/Equipment/Weapons/M1907Sling/

D. :1948:

[Rick the Librarian]

It was pretty common to install old (but serviceable) barrels taken off of scrapped LN M1903s on new receivers.

[Mark Daiute]

Nice rifle! :)

What kind of butt plate? Smooth, crosshatched?
Is the bayonet lug "H" stamped?

By the way, both of the sling keepers go on the long leg of the sling.

http://www.90thidpg.us/Equipment/Weapons/M1907Sling/

D. :1948:

Buttplate is smooth and there is an H on the bayonet lug. Tell me what that signifies (please).

The barrel has an "A" prefix that I am told signifies that the barrel wa deemed serviceable by the arsenal when the receiver was scrapped.

[Rick the Librarian]

1. Buttplate is either a WWI era piece or was made for Remington M1903s in 1941-42

2. The "A" means the barrel, when mounted on the original receiver, was deemed serviceable when the older receiver was sent in for overhaul.

3. The "H" on the upper band means "hardened" and this part was used on all Springfield M1903-made parts from about 1909 and later.

[Mark Daiute]

thanks for all the info, it is truly appreciated.

Mark

[Rick the Librarian]

A slight correction in my post above: In my reference to the upper band, I should have said that the H was used on all Springfield-made upper bands.

[musketshooter]

Let's just cut to the chase. It's a very nice looking PARTS GUN!

[Mark Daiute]

As I said in one of these posts I'm looking for critical evaluation, that means god bad and ugly. By Parts gun are we saying it's a post-service, civilian assemblage of parts?

The parkerizing is uniform throughout with the exception of the scrubbing on the barrel date which I find most unfortunate.

Best,

Mark

[Rick the Librarian]

After some 65+ years since the M1903 was in active military service, it is hard to tell the origins of many M1903s. I would agree the rifle has been made up of parts - whether it was done by the military or a former civilian owner is hard to tell. I would suggest the barrel is most likely original to the receiver. As for the rest, you can only make an educated guess. I see several WWII parts.

[madsenshooter]

Stock looks too nice Mark. Let me bring it home with me after next years matches, allow to spend a year in my gun closet with all the others, it won't look so out of place then as it'll have lots of little dings in it. I'll get it back to you the following year, honest!

[Mark Daiute]

Nice to have friends, bob. Thanks for the help.