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Originally Posted by
Hammer
Does anyone know how many 03A3s were made during World War II?
About 707,000 Remingtons, 234,000 Smith-Coronas and about 28,000 M1903A4 sniper rifles. (Plus another @ 348,000 Remington M1903s).
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Originally Posted by
Hammer
I sincerely appreciate everybody’s information and education. This all may be long known news for y’all, but it’s all new to me and it’s fascinating information for me.
I purchased this Remington in 1990 from an Army officer who said he had bought it years earlier from a national guard armory sales to military members transfer type program if I remember correctly.
So it looks like the receiver was made in late 42 or early 43 and then it got one of the replacement barrels that was made in August 1944. Of course now I wonder why they had to replace the barrel? Either it was used stateside for training and its original Barrel just got worn out from firing so many rounds at training ranges, or it was damaged or worn out from use overseas in wartime use. I think it was probably the former, but will never know.
If you can give us at least the first few digits of the serial number, we can get the date of manufacture significantly closer than that.
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--George Orwell
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About 707,000 Remingtons, 234,000 Smith-Coronas and about 28,000 M1903A4 sniper rifles. (Plus another @ 348,000 Remington M1903s).
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If you can give us at least the first few digits of the serial number, we can get the date of manufacture significantly closer than that.
It’s shown in one of the pictures in the beginning of the post.
3781886
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Serialization date would probably be in the June/July, 1943 time frame.
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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Rick, could you give me an approximate serialization date for Remington 4089889 with a 10-43 dated barrel? Thanks! - Bob
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Serialization date would probably be in the June/July, 1943 time frame.
Awesome! Thank you
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Originally Posted by
USGI
Rick, could you give me an approximate serialization date for Remington 4089889 with a 10-43 dated barrel? Thanks! - Bob
Somewhere in the Nov/Dec., 1943 timeframe. The barrel is almost certainly the original one.
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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Thank You, Sir! I had it listed in my records as 1943, but wasn't certain. - Bob
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When did S/N 3426973 leave Remington?
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Originally Posted by
old tanker
When did S/N 3426973 leave Remington?
About March, 1943. It isn't a M1903A4, is it?
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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In 1942-43 it was expected that the war would last at least until 1949. This is why they sent so many GI's to college in 1943; to make techs and flight engineers for the air war going on in 1947-8-9. These were the men pulled out of college and sent to the Ardennes without basic training to fill the manpower void due to the Bulge. My best friends FIL was one of those men.
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