M1903/05

Since we don't often get to see early Springfields in no-crossbolt stocks, I thought I should post a few pics for your viewing pleasure.

:)

Thanks for looking.


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Very nice! Is it already in .30-06, or one of those still in .30-03?

I always like the script on the early ones, it looked like artwork.

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Originally Posted by Promo

Very nice! Is it already in .30-06, or one of those still in .30-03?

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It appears to have been converted from 30-03 to 30-06.
Beautiful rifle!! I like it! Thanks for sharing!!

Thank you.

Yes, it is converted to .30-06. The bore measures 24", even. The pictures of the nose of the stock under the front band will reveal a wooden plug for the former location of the band retaining bolt. When it was still chambered for .30-03, the bore would have measured 24.2".

Very nice rifle, should the shank on the swivel be split?

I don't believe so on the earliest 1903's. The split came later and then afterwards, the solid swivel returned. This one appears right as rain to me.

Gun porn in the truest sense! Nice rifle (and photos!).

The reason I asked about the split swivel was that there is a 4 digit 1903 Springfield on gunbroker that was arsenal rebarreled to 30-06 in 1905 when they changed the barrel and this one has a split swivel.

Well, swivels, like bolts and other parts could certainly get switched around easily enough.