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cplstevennorton Very Early 1903 Match type... 08-08-2015, 07:12 AM
Rick the Librarian I'm not sure what to make of... 08-08-2015, 08:22 AM
browningautorifle Looks like a Winchester Mod... 08-08-2015, 09:47 AM
cplstevennorton I had thought so too when I... 08-08-2015, 10:26 AM
browningautorifle That too could have been... 08-08-2015, 11:07 AM
supercub It is an interesting one. A... 08-08-2015, 11:19 AM
cplstevennorton On the top of the bolt handle... 08-08-2015, 11:30 AM
browningautorifle The stock cartouche is an... 08-08-2015, 11:49 AM
Kenhwind Could it be a Winchester... 08-08-2015, 12:01 PM
browningautorifle That's a thought too. They... 08-08-2015, 12:12 PM
martin08 7.62mm 08-08-2015, 12:33 PM
cplstevennorton I think the 1895's had a rear... 08-08-2015, 12:35 PM
browningautorifle 7.62x54R, 30 Army(Krag),... 08-08-2015, 02:18 PM
cplstevennorton I know Winchester made some... 08-08-2015, 12:55 PM
vintage hunter I've never seen a barrel band... 08-08-2015, 06:06 PM
browningautorifle My apologies, you're quite... 08-08-2015, 06:15 PM
supercub Back in the 20's I think,... 08-08-2015, 01:41 PM
Cosine26 I do not believe that the... 08-09-2015, 04:00 PM
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    Very Early 1903 Match type rifle with Winchester barrel

    This thing has puzzled me since I got it and about everyone I show it to scratches their head.

    It is a four digit 1903 with a Winchester barrel. I thought at first the barrel might be off a commercial Winchester and adapted to the 1903. But I don't think it is. All the winchester barrels I research online have the model number marked on the barrel. This one doesn't. It's an early barrel as it's marked for smokeless powder. And it has timing marks to line up on the 1903 receiver.

    The man who owned this rifle was pretty wealthy and a match shooter at about the turn of the century to the 30's. He owned a company that manufactured those big Navy dive helmets. I imagine this was his match rifle probably prior to WWI.

    But what do you guys think?



























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