Is your M1903 Springfield Serial Number Here?

[Chuckindenver]

Chuck, the highest verified RIA serial number was 430,742. There were a couple of 445,000 range that were either misstamps, fakes, or misprints.

then its real rare...lol

[Bill Hollinger]

At least at Springfield Armory, from 1927 to 1941, if a M1903 was sent in for overhaul, the low numbered receiver was scrapped.

Rick, mine is a low serial number (585497) and it went through an arsenal rebuild/upgrade in 1942 or 1943. BTW, I've shot it a lot over the last 40 years. I haven't shot in the last few years mainly because all the LSN hype.

[Rick the Librarian]

Due to WWII, Springfield Armory ceased scrapping LN receivers about 1941.

[Mark W.]

MY M1903 is a #779XXX made in Feb of 1918. It has a 5-19 barrel on it no Hatcher Holes and ended up being sold after WWII as surplus. It had the replacement C stock cut down and reshaped. And had been a Hunting rifle since the very early 1950's according to the old boy I bought it from His dad having bought it mail order for $17.00 and some change.

Since nothing was done to demil the receiver sights or barrel (still has the proper butt plate on it) I have just ordered all the parts I need to put it into a S type finger groove reproduction stock and get it back looking like it should.

Once done I'll start shooting it with handloads that are just slightly less pressure then a M2 ball round. Since it spent 50+ years shooting things like Remington 180 gr Corlocks and other hot factory rounds I'm not worried about my receiver.

[emmagee1917]

It's not the reciever , it's that silly little brass case you loaded jussssssst one too many times that'll get cha .
Chris

[ethomsen]

Rick said if the low number rifles were sent back to the factory, the low number receivers were scrapped. Right because there never was a recall on those receivers. The government didn't consider it a big deal. They left them in service for the most part. I suppose that's why you hear so much about them. There are still a lot of them out there and everybody has heard the CMP warning about these rifles.