Need some help with two 03 Springfield rifles

[Legendre]

Hi, first post

I'm trying to help my father-in-law identify / value a couple of his old 03 rifles. He needs to sell these to cover some serious medical bills that my mom-in-law has racked up. He thinks that one is a 03 Springfield Match-T and that the other is an 03-A1 National match.

The supposed Match-T is serial #4,779,XX5

The supposed A1 is serial #1,520,XX2

I don't know if this helps you guys. I do have photos, which I can post if someone is willing to help.

Thanks very much in advance, God bless.

-L

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[Chuckindenver]

first has too many numbers, second might be a 1903A1, pictures would help.

[Legendre]

Here are the pics of the rifles.. they are pretty big (pics) so if they are too large I can resize them:

Index of /~legendre/guns/dans_pics

Gun #1 is pics #10251-10253

Gun #2 is pics #10264-10268

Thanks very much, hope this helps.

-L

[Jim Tarleton]

Email me the serial numbers and I will check them against the SRS list. Your pictures are too huge for my dial-up.

Jim

[Parashooter]

Do us a favor and learn how to crop and size your pictures and include them with your thread. Asking us to chase down oversize, uncropped images seems a bit inconsiderate when you're asking for assistance.



Without sharp close-ups of the receiver and barrel markings and the sights, it's not really possible to tell you much. This one has been extensively modified and probably re-blued. Its market value (as a target rifle of obsolete style) is minimal. The other one doesn't have the polished bolt characteristic of original M1903 National Match rifles but appears less extensively altered.

[Rick the Librarian]

The M1903A1 doesn't look like a NM.

[John Beard]

Hi, first post

I'm trying to help my father-in-law identify / value a couple of his old 03 rifles. He needs to sell these to cover some serious medical bills that my mom-in-law has racked up. He thinks that one is a 03 Springfield Match-T and that the other is an 03-A1 National match.

The supposed Match-T is serial #4,779,XX5

The supposed A1 is serial #1,520,XX2

I don't know if this helps you guys. I do have photos, which I can post if someone is willing to help.

Thanks very much in advance, God bless.

-L

The photos and serial number of the "Match-T" identifies the rifle as a heavily-customized Smith-Corona Model '03-A3. The rifle is valued strictly as a shooter and has very limited collectibility as a military rifle. The rifle, however, looks very nice and has strong visual appeal. And it probably shoots with exceptional accuracy. I have difficulty placing a value on it, but I would guess about $750 - $1,000. If the rifle was customized and marked by a well-known gunsmith, then it might fetch considerably more.

I see no evidence that the Model 1903A1 is a National Match rifle. It appears to be a common service rifle. The rifle has been gunsmith-modified by installing a receiver sight. The original rear sight is missing. I value the rifle at about $750.

Hope this helps. Good Luck! And I extend my best wishes to your mom-in-law for a full and complete recovery!

J.B.

[Chuckindenver]

though im far from a expert on taking picture, if you adjust the settings in your camera to email size pictures, they would easier to open.

[Chuckindenver]

lots of neet rifles, took me a while to open the pics, but i got it done.
the A1 doesnt come up on my list. neet old sight anyway.
are you going to sell these guns? or keep them in the family?

[Badger]

though im far from a expert on taking picture, if you adjust the settings in your camera to email size pictures, they would easier to open.

Good point ...

If the pic already exists on your hard disk and you're using a Windows PC comouter, this is the best program I've found and let's you re-size for "large" screen sizing if you want.

Microsoft's FREE Image Resizer (click here)

This FREE PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files with a simple right-click of your mouse

........ click on the link above and install it on your system.

Regards,
Badger