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"Bataan" M1903s from Federal Ordnance from 1991 - ad
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
--George Orwell
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12-09-2016 07:55 AM
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Advisory Panel
I remember those and the story attached at the time. Hard to actually say who did what from then. Just where they came from. If serial numbers were recorded then great, if not then they could crop up anywhere...
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It was reported, more or less authoritatively, that F.O. did get rifles from the Philippines. Under what circumstances and where, are, of course, not known.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
--George Orwell
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It was reported, more or less authoritatively, that F.O. did get rifles from the Philippines.
I saw that part and the initial survey of the rifles made that very easy to believe.
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Legacy Member
I was involved in trying to get m1 grand rifles from the Philippines a few years ago. Spent two years without
results! While we were at it, the military,under advise from US military, was cutting 1903s,1917s, tsmgs,m1
carbines,m1 garand, local made licensed copies of m16s into three pieces with chop saws. 8 hours a day
in a storage depot. I don't think there are many left. Thought about buying it for parts salvage, but they wanted
to truck it out.
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I would be interested in buying one of the 1991 imports - I think hoping those still over there get imported is a "siren song" that will probably never be answered.[COLOR="black"]
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Last edited by Rick the Librarian; 12-10-2016 at 09:52 AM.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
--George Orwell
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Advisory Panel
I actually located a M1903 from a private owner in the Philippines
As in a battlefield pickup?
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We didn't get that far - the gent had just agreed to sell it. But I checked with a couple of places who specialized in importing rifles from abroad and they said importing a military rifle from the Philippines was nigh on impossible.
Last edited by Rick the Librarian; 12-10-2016 at 09:53 AM.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
--George Orwell
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Advisory Panel
Too bad, I remember the others you spoke of and didn't even question their authenticity at the time, they looked the part. A pickup from over there is about scarce as hen's teeth.
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Legacy Member
Maybe some records will surface indicating 1903 serial numbers with Philippine service ? There was a partial list of 1903 serial numbers from those rifles recovered on Wake Island after the Japanese surrender in 1945
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