au_prospector
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Just need a little clarification on my 1903. My father ALWAYS referred to it as a Model 1903-A1
It is a Remington stamped US Remington Model 1903 with 7-42 and the correct Remington seal near the front sight. The serial number is 3203XXX. The receiver trigger, trigger guard and barrel are a faint green grey color. Is this parkerized? The bolt, safety, front/rear sights and single shot selector switch are all blued. The barrel has 4 rifling grooves.
The stock is straight and the rear sight is a leaf type sight (ladder?) that is adjustable to over 2800 yards and is really 4 sights in one. Anyway, it is NOT the aperture type sight that carried over to the M-1.
The rifle silhouette looks like this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rifle_Springfield_M1903.jpg
I saw a barrel today that was clearly marked Model 1903-A3 whereas mine is has no dash. Wikipedia states 1903-A1 production ran through 1939, yet mine is stamped 7-1942.
What do I have? Was my father correct, 1903-A1? Do I have a straight 1903? Doesnt the sight which has "R" stamps on it and the 4 groove barrel rule out the 1903-A3?
Thanks for any responses.
It is a Remington stamped US Remington Model 1903 with 7-42 and the correct Remington seal near the front sight. The serial number is 3203XXX. The receiver trigger, trigger guard and barrel are a faint green grey color. Is this parkerized? The bolt, safety, front/rear sights and single shot selector switch are all blued. The barrel has 4 rifling grooves.
The stock is straight and the rear sight is a leaf type sight (ladder?) that is adjustable to over 2800 yards and is really 4 sights in one. Anyway, it is NOT the aperture type sight that carried over to the M-1.
The rifle silhouette looks like this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rifle_Springfield_M1903.jpg
I saw a barrel today that was clearly marked Model 1903-A3 whereas mine is has no dash. Wikipedia states 1903-A1 production ran through 1939, yet mine is stamped 7-1942.
What do I have? Was my father correct, 1903-A1? Do I have a straight 1903? Doesnt the sight which has "R" stamps on it and the 4 groove barrel rule out the 1903-A3?
Thanks for any responses.