SA 42 barrels

[John Beard]

I was told that in 1942 SA produced the SA 42 barrels so they could produce new 1903s using up left over 03 Receivers and parts. any truth to this? I always thought that the SA 42 barrels were produced for facilities like Ratain to overhaul existing 03s. I would think that in 1942 the only thing SA management would be thinking about would be putting out M1s as fast as they could. If it is true that SA did a run of new 03s in 1942 it would make a interesting variant

The last M1903 rifles assembled at SA were the 1940 NM rifles. No new receivers were made after 30 June 1940.

The SA 42 barrels were made as spare replacements for use in overhaul at arsenals and depots throughout the Ordnance system (plus the Navy and USMC).

J.B.

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