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Survey of Purchased 1903 upper handguards
Guys,
I managed to purchase a "few" 1903 handguards.
Keep in mind, I am looking to restore my 1903 Springfield with SN: 1203552. This has been judged to be a 1920 receiver. However, the jist of this post, is to simply post a few variations for you all to look over, and comment on. ![SOS](images/smilies/b030.gif)
In time, I will order these, for a good photo op.... but for now, I just need clarifications on what they are!![Yikes](images/smilies/yikes.gif)
![](https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2011/10/1903handguards008-1.jpg)
Photo 1. Handguards with NO cut outs. The sight relief I judge to of a medium length.
![](https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2011/10/1903handguards009-1.jpg)
Photo 2. Large cut out, but not oval or circular.
![](https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2011/10/1903handguards010-1.jpg)
Photo 3. Large circular cut out.
![](https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2011/10/1903smallcut001-1.jpg)
Photo 4. Two different styles of cut out. Bottom is "small" and top is "large" as in photo 3.
![](https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2011/10/1903handguards007-1.jpg)
Photo 5. I have found two of these so far. They have a number stamped on the handguard: D28179.
By far, the one with the most character found?![Cool](images/smilies/cool.png)
![](https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2011/10/1903handguards011-1.jpg)
Picture 6. Under the grease, I have found at least 2 repairs on this upper! Interesting that so much time was spent to repair an item so easily damaged... and often replaced!
I would appreciate comments and input on what years these appear to be from. I do have one marked with an "R" and will post when I dig it back out.
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10-20-2011 09:53 PM
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The repaired hand guard looks to be Greek. The used a "biscuit" repair on their stocks & hand guards. I have one 03A3 hand guard with no less than 11 such repairs.
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Picture #2 is of a WWII replacement handguard; #5 (with the D28179) dates to the mid- to late 1930s.
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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Holy haystack did you rob an arsenal to get that pile of handguards?
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Yep!
I love the smell of cosmoline
in the morning!
I am continually perplexed at the variety of handguards (contours, cuts, lengths, widths....) that were used over the years. Also internet pictures on ebay/ gunbroker are difficult to make out sometimes. Therefore I decided to actually get a stack, and manually "touch, feel and taste" different varieties. That way I have first hand knowledge on what they look like.
They will also provide me with lotsa firewood.... or some nice future parts!
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very early handguard
This handguard is without the clips, the groove may have been added ? at an early date, note the small S stamp
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No. 1 looks like it has been sanded. Hard to tell from the angle. Do you have any handguards with the "fixturing slot" that are NOT "high-hump"?
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if your going to peddle some, im looking for a couple with nice figure, to match a tiger stripe stock sets i have..
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