New M1903 owner with questions

[cplstevennorton]

Small world. I have 873,388. It was a Marine Corps rifle and is a SRS hit to 1938 in San Diego. There were quite a few Marine rifles in the 873 range. If you want post your serial and I will check it for you.

Love the stock by the way. I would like to own that one myself.

873388 012638USMC - SAN DIEGO (SURVEY)

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[Rick the Librarian]

The stock of the rifle for the OP is a pre-war Type C (not Type 6!) stock and is a replacement. The bolt dates from about 1919 and is also a replacement.

[browningautorifle]

Still, I have a thing for the rifles with a type C stock and would love to have it just for a shooter if nothing else. They must shoot great with that stock.

[Chuckindenver]

no such thing as a Type 6 stock.
anyway,
the rifle has been rebuilt, has a mix of parts,. bolt and cut off are from a Mark 1 springfield, stock could have been added by a collector shooter, rather then the military, it was made after 1935, drawing numbers were used on some NM and replacement parts after 1935..

[UNPROFOR1994]

Anyway, Type 6 - "C" Stock is how this type of stock is called by Joe Poyer in his book. I didn't want to disinform the original poster and wasn't aware the book was wrong. Why ever did I buy it?

[paleofit]

The serial is 873297.

[Rick the Librarian]

The "Type" designation is used by Joe Poyer and Jesse Harrison and I understand their reasoning. However, when you say "Type 6", either we don't know what you're talking about or have to scramble around to find what that is. Say "...a pre-war Type C stock". Then you know what you're talking about.

Be nice to Chuck and I - we're getting old and crotchety!

[cplstevennorton]

You have some very close hits. 7 digits off. You might want to post some really good pics of it.

873290 082731USMC
873312 081731USMC
873312 082531USMC - PEARL HARBOR (SURVEY)
873320 021632USMC
873334 032331USMC
873354 072031USMC - SAN DIEGO
873388 012638USMC - SAN DIEGO (SURVEY)

[browningautorifle]

Just got some more pics for the same rifle...from paleofit...

[paleofit]

So it's looking like a shooter made from between the Wars parts, likely originally destined for the Marines?