03A1 Handguard?

[DMark]

For $550 that was a good buy on a C stocked 03. Were there any markings on the stock? The barrel does not have a turtle shape at 6 o'clock on the barrel muzzle does it?

Not a star gauged barrel. Has COL Samuel P. Green's inspector initials - SPG.

$550...., $550...., Who said anything about $550??????

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[Johnny Peppers]

Not a star gauged barrel. Has COL Samuel P. Green's inspector initials - SPG.

Did the info on COL Samuel P. Green come out of Poyer? Stanley Samuel Ployart Gibbs (S.P.G.) was a civilian inspector in the Ordnance Department at Springfield Armory.

[DMark]

Did the info on COL Samuel P. Green come out of Poyer?

First I did a quick inspector initial sreach on m1903.com. It came back as...

"SPG = Samuel P. Green Col. USA M1903, M1 .30 Rifles 1938."

Poyer on page 405 also has SPG as Samuel P. Green.

[John Beard]

Did the info on COL Samuel P. Green come out of Poyer? Stanley Samuel Ployart Gibbs (S.P.G.) was a civilian inspector in the Ordnance Department at Springfield Armory.

The earliest reference to "S.P.G. = Samuel P. Green" that I am aware of is Bruce Canfield's first book on the M1903 rifle.

I concur. Misinformation quickly takes on a life of its own.

Hope this helps.

J.B.

[DMark]

.... Misinformation quickly takes on a life of its own. Hope this helps. J.B.

J.B.

Thanks for the insight.

I'm more of a accumulator than a collector of firearms. I'm military and buy my weapons to shoot. My taste is all over the place, i.e. I found this 03A1 on ARFCOM while searching for a Magpul UBR stock for a 3-Gun AR that I compete with.

That's not to say that I don't want my firearms to me "honest."

My 1903 library is a bit dated. What do you consider the best reference?

Regards,

[John Beard]

J.B.

Thanks for the insight.

I'm more of a accumulator than a collector of firearms. I'm military and buy my weapons to shoot. My taste is all over the place, i.e. I found this 03A1 on ARFCOM while searching for a Magpul UBR stock for a 3-Gun AR that I compete with.

That's not to say that I don't want my firearms to me "honest."

My 1903 library is a bit dated. What do you consider the best reference?

Regards,

The best reference on the M1903 rifles is The Springfield Model 1903 Rifles by Lt. Col. William S. Brophy.

Hope this helps.

J.B.