M1941 Sniper Rifle

[The Wolf]

I agree with Mike D... I'd want it in it's original configuration with the 8X USMC Unertl scope. Just my thoughts on the matter... a fine rifle as it is!!

Best Regards from Virginia,

Chris

[Promo]

The reason why I leave it that way is shown in the attached picture - plus the fact that these scopes nowadays sell for insane prices.

Chuck, none of these rifles have any type of silver solder on it, and all are done exactly the same way: all have the holes drilled in the same location and all have a distinctive marking which I did not show in the pictures here.

[chuckindenver]

as you know, im not a cheering section. just make my assesment based on rifles i know are the real deal, and not from something i read, or by what someone posts on the net. {no matter who they are}
iv held 100s of so called 1903A1 USMC sniper rifles...and only 2 maybe 3 are legit..
and both the ones iv held, were in rough shape, scopes had battle damage, one rifle sits in a private collection, and he could care less about you, me or any other so called expert, he was givin the rifle by the USMC, when he worked at Remington, and has the most impressive collection of military weapons, as well as the largest Colt pistol collection iv ever seen in my life, he also had a 1922 serial number 3 in ,22 Hornet...rifle is in a display case, sling is rotting off, has hardly any finish, scope is bent, scratched, and has lens seperation, bolt is blackened, {not blued} bases are not only high temp soldered in place, but screws are staked and cemented in place, both the genuine rifles iv seen had a punch mark ahead of the front base about 1 to 2 inches, and both genuine rifles and the 3rd maybe rifle had star gauge numbers but no muzzle marking.
all 3 rifles, had tar left on the rear sight base, 2 rifles that i know are real, had B2 bolts the 3rd had a J7 bolt, all were serialed, all 3 had the stacking swivel removed, and the screw still in place, the 2 i know are real and the 3rd all had pre war Cstocks, and all 3 were in sad to fair shape, all were boned to close the grain of the wood.
the rifle thats in a local collection has no paper work to prove it.. and i would never ask if he had it, second does have paper work to prove it, and is in a USMC display along with a few other rare weapons that were donated by the military,
the 3rd is owned by the former owner of Paladin Arms, who had a vast collection of Genuine sniper rifles...you may have seen some of the books he has put out,, you know that gold book,,the complete book of U.S. sniping?? he used to have a gun store in Longmont Co. years ago...when i first started to collect and play with 1903s..
i have seen many rifles like the one you have pictured, that were likely issued to the USMC, that someone other then the USMC drilled and tapped to mount a scope, then removed the scope, filled the holes with plug screws, and sold them off.
again, i stand by my statement,, it has nothing to do with you, or anything other then...what i see.
what i see, is a 1903 A1, that was used by the USMC, that someone added a C stock after 1943, and within the last 5 years drilled and tapped it.. plugged the holes, and sold the rifle,
the area were they plugged the screws is still fresh, dont you think had the USMC plugged the holes 71 years ago that some of the bright shinny grind marks would have faded?