Hello, I am new to the forum, but I have been shooting Springfields for quite a while. I recently picked up a 1903 that someone has attempted to sporterize. They have drilled and tapped the receiver and bent down the bolt handle, and put in into a new stock, but they didn't finish the job. I bought the rifle to turn into a nice sporter instead of a piece of crap. The rifle, which dates to 1918, wears a 1942 SA barrel. The barrel has had the sights removed, but it still has the front and rear sight collars.

I was originally planning to remove the collars and re-fininsh the barrel, but I have been thinking that since the barrel hasn't really been tampered with, I wonder if it would be worth anything to someone trying to restore a 1903 rifle. If anyone knows what a barrel like this might be worth, I would like to know. I haven't been able to find any like it for sale so I don't have anything to go by.

I know that sproterizing these rifles is a big no no, but in this case the damage has already been done to the receiver. I would like to salvage the barrel if it could be worth anything to anyone.

Thanks for your help
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