M1903a4 Restoration Project

[champ0608]

The a4 I'm doing now, and the conversion I did last, were lucky enough to be older sporters and had their original Redfield Jr. bases on them.

Very lucky indeed. I'm surprised how hard it is to find the original parkerized base, or even a commercial blued version from the time period with the same stamp and contours. Surprisingly difficult.

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[ssgross]

or even a commercial blued version from the time period with the same stamp and contours. Surprisingly difficult.

They are all on rifles made up in the late 50's . Fortunate for me, many of them were neglected and abused, and being sold off now for cheap as relative scrap.
Here is how the a3 I converted came to me...
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread....l=1#post496214
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread....l=1#post496244