tark
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Discovered another treasure in the Rock Island Arsenal Museum that I didn't know we had. Tag #6767 is a production RIA 1903 Springfield with the 1905 modifications. It is not an earlier rifle that was converted, it came off the production line as is. It was the very first rifle off of the line with the new mods. It was never fired and was taken to the Museum the day it was assembled. It is unfired and was never issued.
And it is still in the original 30-03. This makes it one of the rarest firearms on earth and without any question one of the two highest conditioned 03s on the planet, the other one being RIA # 1. (we have that one as well. ) You can't get any newer than a gun that was never fired, not even proof tested.
And it is still in the original 30-03. This makes it one of the rarest firearms on earth and without any question one of the two highest conditioned 03s on the planet, the other one being RIA # 1. (we have that one as well. ) You can't get any newer than a gun that was never fired, not even proof tested.