Remington 1903

[jholdren]

Greetings. I recently picked up a Remington 1903 at a gun show. Inspection shows it to be a mix-master of parts. The SN is 3357*** which according to the info that I can find puts it at a Dec '42 manufacturing date. However, the barrel is dated Feb '43. I know that this was during the period when Remington was moving from 03 production to 03A3 production. My question is would a Feb '43 barrel have been installed on a Dec '42 receiver, or is this mostly likely a rebuild?

[rebound]

It's been said that if bbl. Is with in 3 months of rec. Date .good possiblity its org. Bbl. Fwiw ...

[PeteDavis]

That's most likely an A3 barrel not a M1903-I think someone homespun your M1903.

[Rick the Librarian]

Remington M1903s were being made until early March, but by this time they were (to use John Beard's term) "floor sweepings". I would have to agree with Pete.

[John Beard]

I agree with Pete.

Happy Holidays!

J.B.

[jholdren]

Would an A3 barrel typically allow for mounting of M1903 front and rear sights?

[John Beard]

Would an A3 barrel typically allow for mounting of M1903 front and rear sights?

Some barrel modification is required to mount M1903 sights on an M'03-A3 barrel. The extent of modification depends on the style of M'03-A3 barrel. With the present scarcity of good original M1903 barrels, the modifications occur very regularly.

Hope this helps. Happy Holidays!

J.B.