The Red Star Remington Model 1903 Rifles

[Rick the Librarian]

Kirk, the rifles ranged from 3,004,120 to 3,051,926 in the rifles I examined. Most were in the 3,020,000-3,048,000 range. In the data base have gathered (about 115 out of the 200 Col. Levin had) the range was 3,004,120 to the 3,090,000 range. There were five rifles below 3,020,000 and two above 3,054,000; the other 108 were in the 3,020,000-3,054,000.

Of course, there are still three crates unopened.

[gfguns]

John, Terrell and Rick

Thanks for sharing the great information in this article.

Sincerely
Greg Friedmann

[Lancebear]

Hey J.B.,

Ya'll done good! Great work by the three of you. Got the magazine today. A legend is born again and confirmed.

Wonder if there is another "Tut's tomb" of '03's sittin' around somewhere in France?

Have they ever disposed of the one's we gave them?

Congrats,

Robert/Lancebear

[HRA466]

I'm looking forward to reading the article. I have one of the Red Star rifles, bought direct from Red Star. It was featured in an article some years ago, I believe Springfield Research Service newsletter. Mine was packed in straw and required quite a bit of cleaning. The interesting thing about the one I have is that the red band didn't match the handguard and stock. It looked like they had been swapped at some point but it must have happened "over there" as mine came right out of one of those boxes.

[John Beard]

Hey J.B.,

Ya'll done good! Great work by the three of you. Got the magazine today. A legend is born again and confirmed.

Wonder if there is another "Tut's tomb" of '03's sittin' around somewhere in France?

Have they ever disposed of the one's we gave them?

Congrats,

Robert/Lancebear

Thanks for the favorable comments!

There may be another "Tut's tomb" of '03's sittin' around somewhere in France or elsewhere in the world. But, it won't do much good. Slick Willie issued an executive order banning the re-importation of U.S. military weapons.

J.B.

[John Beard]

I forgot to mention. The "Man at Arms" article contains a comprehensive list of all known Red Star Remington M1903 serial numbers. The list contains 123 serial numbers plus the serial number of a low-number Springfield that was mixed in with them. The serial number lists will help owners (and prospective owners) authenticate their rifles and remove any ambiguity.

J.B.

[Rick the Librarian]

I plan on doing a "photo essay" of the LN SA John mentioned, as well as some of the other "one off" rifles we examined in the collection.

[Badger]

After several months of work and gathering information, I had an article published in the most recent July-August issue of "Man at Arms" magazine on the Red Star Remington Model 1903 rifles.

Thanks the heads up John ...

There's also an excellent article in the Knowledge Library on the same subject, written by Advisory Panel member Terry Hawker, accompanied by a high quality 82 picture photo montage.

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Red Star Remington Model 1903's (click here)

Regards,
Badger

[chuck in idaho]

Out of the 4 in my collection, s/n 3048476 is the favorite. The stock and hand guard have not been apart since the red band was painted on. As much as I'd like to check the barrel heat lot number and other parts under the wood. There is no way this rifle is coming apart!

Chuck

[larrybb]

Great job John, Rick. I am looking forward to reading the article.