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WWII Sniper Rifle,1903A4-M73B1 Scope, Rings, Base - eBay (item 230419919801 end time Jan-10-10 20:07:50 PST)
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WWII Sniper Rifle,1903A4-M73B1 Scope, Rings, Base - eBay (item 230419919801 end time Jan-10-10 20:07:50 PST)
Eyepiece looks parked.
smoking high price for a parts scope.
$20 to ship a scope? I think I will sell mine.
Jim
How about $75 to ship a rifle!!!! Even insured, that's ridiculous!
1903-A4 REMINGTON Z SERIES SNIPER MINT : Curios and Relics at GunBroker.com
On the 03A4, I think I'd want to know more about the DAL marked stock, especially the bolt cutout on the right side. AFAIK only FJA marked stocks or unmarked replacement stocks would have the bolt cutout. I also believe that "mint" means as originally manufactured, which the 03A4 is not.
75.00 is the cost plus insurance at 7500.00
if you shipped it UPS it would cost even more.
rates have changed a bit...
rifle is a bit over priced, in my opinion.
rings are too low, id be suprised if the bolt clears the bell.
Take a pass on this one....
- Crummy PIX
- Incomplete & BS Description
- Bad stock markings
- No S/N
- No BBl date
- No return
- Price about $3k too high
Regards
Jim
Bringing the thread back to the original topic. Yes the eyepeice appears to be a replacement/parked part.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Haas
Take a real close look at the serial # engraving, whadda ya see?
the data plate looks fishy, periods after each line, they looked engraved and not stamped..too nice.
i still say its a parts scope, the knobs look wrong as well, mine doesnt have exposed screw heads on the nobs.
Mike, under real high magnification I begin to lose some detail. The word "No." between "Serial" and the Ep'd "24756" looks kind of faint but I can't say if its due to wear, pitting or just the so-so picture. Other than that it looks ok to me.:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Haas
As to chuck's point the w/e knobs with the resettable scale (the little screws on the knobs) were a change that occurred somewhere in the middle of production for what we have been calling the 2nd Variation of the M73B1. The 2nd variation is seen with both style knobs, both with and without the adjustment screw.
Regards,
Jim :cheers:
Jim - At 200% it appears to me that the EP'ed #'s "..756" are on top of a scratch on the scope tube. I've seen scratchs on top of EP'ed #'s but never seen authentic EP'ed #s over a scratch.Quote:
Originally Posted by JGaynor
The "No." is either lightly struck or worn but is significant only if one thinks the EP'ed # was applied after the scope tube had seen some amount of use.
I see no sealant around the Data plate and the scope tube. Sealant IMO is something one would see on a original or GI rebuild scope.
My observations may be purely academic. The entire package offered in this auction is a rare combination of necessary parts for the A4.
I'm not 'flaming' the seller. I'm just making some observations that may benefit our community.
Good points Mike. It does seem like most of these shown signs of tampering with the screws on the data plate (buggered screw heads). Kind of interesting since by the book parallax was not to be messed with except by depot personnel who presumably would have the right tools. If the data plate was moved or removed that would explain the missing sealant goo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Haas
Thanks for bring ing th auction to our attention, Considering what people are paying for some of the CMP A4's these days and thae fact that the base and rings are included the price isn't too bad.
Regards,
Jim
Jim - I agree the package price isn't hatefull. The seller would likely be better off selling seperately: Base & shim - Ring Set - Scope.Quote:
Originally Posted by JGaynor
Anyway..just my observations...stay Warm!! :cheers:
Thanks to both you guys for an education on how to spot little details on M73B1's. Some of us need that kind of help.
Jim
I was offered this scope and he has others to sell, a guy in SLCity, big gun guy, I think he said he had about 75 Garands in his collection and rents them to film producers and such
Other than the parked eyepiece, it looks righteous to me.
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As for the price, yeah, a little high, but the 3/4" rings & the base would easily bring $300-400.
Neal
Mike,
I'm new to this, but weren't the serial numbers electro penciled at that time? (I don't know)
This looks like the serial number was applied with an electric (vibrating) stylus to me after I ran the photo through Photoshop. (I have no idea, OK?)
The old scratch looks to be under the etched serial number under '756' anyway.
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This is the best I could do with that poor image, but the '6' shows the serial number was applied later, and if this was supposed to be electro penciled it isn't.
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All versions of the M73B1 reportedly had the serial number applied by electropencil.
Unfortunately its pretty hard to make a definite determination using most of the snapshots posted on the internet. What's really needed are large, clear, high resolution macrophotographs.
Regards
Jim