#404 Springfield Model 1903 Rifle, .30-06 caliber, 24" barrel, serial number
1534685. Barrel has an
SA over a bomb over
3-42. Trigger groove, two bolt stock is original Springfield and cartouched
D.A.L. Buttplate is a stamped
03-A3 type buttplate. Firing pin, cocking piece and safety housing are Remington. Bolt is straight-handled and too early for the action. Rear sight assembly is Remington. Rear barrel is Enfield. A good example of the early WWII 03 rebuilt overhaul process. Its receiver indicates that it was made after the cessation of regular 03 manufacture in October 1939 (serial number 1,532,878) and in a very rarely encountered receiver. Rifle is equipped with a leather sling.
Condition: Rifle has been overhauled and rebuilt. Handguard is a late replacement having the groove cut relief for the R/S windage knob. All wood is in excellent condition