good day,
does anyone have a list of the Springfield/RIA M1905 serial numbers and/or the charts that show the high and low numbers for each year stamp? I have C.S. Ferris's book,Rock Island Rifle Model 1903,that has a chart of Rock Island's high and low observed numbers for each year.
I have a 1913 dated bayonet that is a few numbers lower than what is shown.
thanks, Jim
So, according to Brophy... 1913 seems to have started with 234,212 and they made 40,609. Then they just list the number of bayonets made without serial until 1917. That's RIA. If that doesn't help tell us what the number is and I can see if it falls earlier.
Matter of fact, here's the list according to Brophy...
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