Pictures of another "Correct" Near Mint Remington 1903A3... A little different.

[Chuckindenver]

agreed..iv been so lucky in buying weapons its hard to say, i guess the ones that really stand out, my 1941 Johnson rifle, i did a restoration for a private museum, the owners tab was about 145.00, i asked he id take trades for the tab...maybe..he pulls out the 1941 Johnson, though sporterized, its a Johnson..hell yes,..i just finished making a barrel for the rifle..
the other one. on the last small group of 1903,s available from the CMP i ordered a few rifles, one being a low numbered RIA. i opened the box, and to my suprise, a nice RIA with signs of being owned by the USMC..and one of my favorite 1903,s.
on a larger scale. i used to manage a local strip clup for many years, one the regular customes that knew im a gunsmith asked if id look at his late dads gun collection and give him a appraisal of them, said he has a few...well he had well over 400 long guns, and 200 handguns, 100 or so edged weapons as well, all vintage rifle and pistols,
took me a week after work to get the job done.. i didnt charge him, and he offered me money..
months later he called me and asked if i would like to buy the collection???well yea,.but i dont have that sort of cash..told me he and his sons picked out a few, but most were still there.
told me 6500.00 would buy what he had...so i got well over 400 weapons for 6500.00, i had to borrow the money from my boss..at 1000.00 interest.. paid back in 3 weeks lol.. i remember my short box Chevy truck loaded with guns like cord wood with a tarp to cover them. i sold 10% of the guns at a show that weekend and made my loan back.. i still have guns from that buy, and have got more from him...ones that stick out.. the Singer 1911, a Jap Paratrooper, and Gastrap Garand, and a in the box Remington Rand that his kept..and had customized ...yes it still happens...