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I'm wondering if the rifle case pictured below that I bought in 1981 at the Marine Corps Supply Company in Barstow, California for $5.00 is the same Marine Depot that my 1905 bayonet and scabbard came from. Or was that another Marine Depot that Steve mentioned...
I guess that there are probably a lot of them in California.
The scabbard and bayonet have been together for at least 35 years since I acquired it from out of a huge box that was full of 1905 bayonets and canvass scabbards, Krag bayonets and scabbards and 1905 Hospital Corps bolo's that an old timer in Kansas City, Missouri named Barney Joe Davies had in his old house. Barney had for years from the 1940's on purchased U.S. Govt. surplus bladed weapons, 1903 Springfield's, U.S. Krag Jorgensen's and cases of Trapdoor Springfield's in auctions somewhere on a dock in New York City. He had a closet full of three dozen or more 1903 Springfield rifles. Some that he told me were experimental examples. Another closet was full of Krag rifles. In another room of his old house he had gun racks of U.S. trapdoor Springfield rifles. He even had one example of an experimental 1917 Enfield. I wish that I'd have bought it for the $140.00 that he was asking at the time, but that was back in 1975 and nobody knew much of 1917's then or seemed to care about any experimental rifles. I remember a great bit of detail about that one. I'm thinking that somebody shortly afterwards had bought it for another gentleman who had heard about it. For some reason, I'm thinking that man was Bill Brophy, but I can't know for sure now. I know that his name came up when that rifle was mentioned. That was before the 1903 Springfield book came out anyway.
The rifle shown with the bayonet and cotton scabbard is an all correct 03 with a 11-17 barrel date. I've more photo's of it if anyone wants to see them.
The rifle shown with the canvass rifle case is a 1920 National Match 03 with a barrel date of 11-19. I just grabbed it outa the cabinet to show how well the 1903 fits in the rifle case. I think that this case might be too short for a Garand to fit into. Wish I had an M1 to try out in it.
QUOTE=cplnorton;411367]
By the way that scabbard is a Marine depot made cover. They were made in the 1940-41 timeframe, around there. There are hard to find so that is a nice piece in of itself![/QUOTE]
I guess that there are probably a lot of them in California.
The scabbard and bayonet have been together for at least 35 years since I acquired it from out of a huge box that was full of 1905 bayonets and canvass scabbards, Krag bayonets and scabbards and 1905 Hospital Corps bolo's that an old timer in Kansas City, Missouri named Barney Joe Davies had in his old house. Barney had for years from the 1940's on purchased U.S. Govt. surplus bladed weapons, 1903 Springfield's, U.S. Krag Jorgensen's and cases of Trapdoor Springfield's in auctions somewhere on a dock in New York City. He had a closet full of three dozen or more 1903 Springfield rifles. Some that he told me were experimental examples. Another closet was full of Krag rifles. In another room of his old house he had gun racks of U.S. trapdoor Springfield rifles. He even had one example of an experimental 1917 Enfield. I wish that I'd have bought it for the $140.00 that he was asking at the time, but that was back in 1975 and nobody knew much of 1917's then or seemed to care about any experimental rifles. I remember a great bit of detail about that one. I'm thinking that somebody shortly afterwards had bought it for another gentleman who had heard about it. For some reason, I'm thinking that man was Bill Brophy, but I can't know for sure now. I know that his name came up when that rifle was mentioned. That was before the 1903 Springfield book came out anyway.
The rifle shown with the bayonet and cotton scabbard is an all correct 03 with a 11-17 barrel date. I've more photo's of it if anyone wants to see them.
The rifle shown with the canvass rifle case is a 1920 National Match 03 with a barrel date of 11-19. I just grabbed it outa the cabinet to show how well the 1903 fits in the rifle case. I think that this case might be too short for a Garand to fit into. Wish I had an M1 to try out in it.
QUOTE=cplnorton;411367]
By the way that scabbard is a Marine depot made cover. They were made in the 1940-41 timeframe, around there. There are hard to find so that is a nice piece in of itself![/QUOTE]
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