Article: 1903A3 Springfield Rifle (Mfg by Smith Corona)

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Thank you for the nice article. I am just back to the board after a long hiatus. I have a Remington 1903A3 that is "out of the crate" new - though it bears an arsenal rebuild mark from Ogden. When I purchased this one - I had never seen one before but have seen a few since come up at auction. I have read in my research that large numbers of WWII arms were sent to Ogden right after the war - including anything that had not been issued - and that anything that went through received a stamp - whether it was rebuilt or not. Have you heard anything about this? Other than the "OG", this piece is nearly identical today as in 1943. Its so new, I rarely even operate the bolt. DM

(THE SMITH CORONA 1903a3's)
"The number of six-groove barrels used in Smith-Corona ’03A3 production is estimated to be about 5,000. After using up the six-groove barrel blanks, High Standard began manufacture of four-groove barrels, which were used for the balance of production except for a few two-groove barrels that were used for about a one- or two-month period in late 1943"

In your article I see that SC only made 4 and 6 groove barrels. I have read (referenced above) that at the end of the production run they actually used 2 groove barrels. Mine has a SN of 473XXX0 their run ended at 4992000 according to the article. could you please help me identify its place in production (date wise). I assume it is a 4 groove, how can one tell?


Thank you for this fine resource of information.