Browsing 03a3 auctions and came accross this.. Am I wrong to think some of those stock stamps are bogus?
http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIte...Item=124908139
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Browsing 03a3 auctions and came accross this.. Am I wrong to think some of those stock stamps are bogus?
http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIte...Item=124908139
The stock stamps are very decorative! ;)
J.B.
Why do people do things like that? I also noticed there is no picture of the star mark on the barrel. "Appear" and "believe"... two words to watch out for... AAAAARRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!
"THIS WE'LL DEFEND!"
"Life has many choices... eternity only has two!"
fake, fake, fake, fake, and again ,FAKE,,what a joke.
Obviously hoping the magic letters "USMC" will allow him to cash in!! Don't walk away, RUN from this auction!!
:)
Receiver looks badly sandblasted. Run from this joke.
lol good, I thought I was crazy. The fist stamp to throw me off was the cross cannon on the total wrong side of stock, that also looks pretty freshly struck for 60+ years.. And wasnt gonna touch the USMC stamp lol. Just saw the price, saw the rifle and was like "hmmm". not looking to buy, just browsing is all :)
Looks like the work of Warren Donnell (not sure the last name is correct) who was active around the Texas gun shows several years back. He had a stamp for everything, and was noted for building "USMC" M1 Rifle match rifles. The 03-A3 did not get the full treatment as far as stamps, as he really loaded up the M1 Rifles.
Someone figures they got a bargain, as the Buy Now price was $3000.
the stamps on that rifle can be got from gunparts corp. or at least a couple years ago.
i picked a couple up just to see the quality..well like most everything else repro they sell, they are crapola.
And here I kinda felt bad about posting my A3 build... Notice the sellers name: 'dancing fire'. No it's not me, but I'm sure someday this clown will be dancing on coals...
If you guys give me till the end of this weekend I can have my 03a3 stamped from when Smedley Butler carried it in the banana wars and ready for you to purchase
Bad parkerizing job if nothing else. Look like the whole thing was dropped in the tanks without taking it apart. Funny how he calls it 'mint' and talks about it having a replacement barrel.
Some twit named Nickyboy paid a grand for it.