please help id my 1903, not sure what i have?

[springfield03?]

looking for info on a nice 1903 i picked up at a local show today, any info would be great.

im going to call this a 1903 match target rifle but any info would be great i will try and post some pics once my camera battery recharges.

receiver is marked us springfield armory model 1903

serial number is 1250xxx

barrel is marked mashburn arms co. 30-06

barrel is very heavy bull barrel with a straight taper

receiver has a target block on the front where the markings are and the barrel has a target block mid barrel and at the muzzle

bolt has no markings that i can find but is very smooth and the action is like butter

the receiver has a lymann rear sight with a picture of a deer running into a circle?

the front sight is hooded with a circle insert and is marked lymann

the stock is walnut but is what i wold call target style with a decent grip and a very wide forend and has an adjustable sling swivel rail under the forend but there is no markings anywhere on the stock or under the barreled action.

the trigger is adjustable and marked mashburn arms co and is very light.

the only other marking i can find on the receiver is on the bottom behind the recoil lug is the letter E

if anyone can help id what this rifle is please help my curiosity is driving me nuts.
thanks guys

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[Harlan (Deceased)]

Welcome to the site, springfield03?

If you will post some detailed photos the guys here can give you a quick assessment of what you really have. There many top experts here.

Regards,
~ Harlan

[springfield03?]

here are some pics

[springfield03?]

anyone

[browningautorifle]

They'll be along. But, it looks like it's a 1903...that's been fully sporterized for match. Completely done in and apparently the first drill and tap in the barrel ring didn't go so well. Probably shoots great though.

[madcratebuilder]

Hard to tell without pic's but you've described a sporterized 1903 and a nice one at that. After war2 this was a very common procedure and you could cut down the original equipment or spend some money on after market components. Yours sounds like the later.

[browningautorifle]

Hard to tell without pic's

Can you not see his pics?

[springfield03?]

i believe the serial numbers might be that of a factory match rifle and maybe the capped base holes were original? not sure why they would have been filled , does anyone know of a way i can trace the serial number to find out what type of 1903 this originally was. also was this an original military rifle later converted to use in military matches or was this a civilian model 1903?

[browningautorifle]

If you look at it, you'll see that at least one set of those holes is off line(aka crooked). The filler may just be screws cut and filed off.

[UNPROFOR1994]

does anyone know of a way i can trace the serial number to find out what type of 1903 this originally was. also was this an original military rifle later converted to use in military matches or was this a civilian model 1903?

I checked the serial number, the receiver was made in 1922 for a standard military M1903.