1915 Springfield M1903

[Rick the Librarian]

I had a gentleman email me about a couple of rifles he had and wanted to sell and I asked about buying one of them, a 1915 Springfield. He agreed to sell (the other was a sporterized RIA) With the help of JB, I identified this rifle as not just a nice pre-WWI M1903, but none other than a pre-WWI National Match 1903!!

The rifle arrived a couple of days ago and I was very pleased! It was in very good condition, having most of the original bluing on the rifle. The bolt and chamber were polished, which characterized these early NM M1903s.

The rifle came with some dried grease on the bolt, chamber, and in the bore. An hour or two of cleaning took care of that. The rifle shows very little signs of use - the muzzle erosion on the 5-15 SA barrel is about .75 and the throat erosion is virtually non-existant. The bore (after cleaning) is a mirror!

Some pictures below:





(note polished bolt and extractor above)



(Chamber is also polished)



(Condition of chamber before cleaning, showing dried grease)



(Inspection stamp of J. Sumner Adams)











(Floorplate and trigger guard show scratches and wear, but bluing is largely intact)



(Barrel is an SA 5-15)

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