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Nice Springfield 1903 Mark I found in Germany !!
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01-14-2012 05:20 AM
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Very nice rifle there tugdriver!!!!
There are quite a few rebarreled and "reworked" M1903's on the german market, as well as on our local market. It's one of the guns on my wishlist, they go for inbetween 1400€ and 1600€.
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It's been refinished, both the parkerizing and the stock. But nevertheless a great looking rifle. If I may ask, how much did you pay for it?
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Congratulations! Your Mark 1 appears to be a very nice piece. The light gray finish is typical of post war refinishes but could also be a commercial Parkerized finish. The stock is a WWII replacement known as a "scant" stock and has been refinished. http://www.vishooter.net/m1903/1903_stockpic.jpg The scant stocks have very good ergonomics and are much better than the S stocks. The scant stocks were made on the same pattern as the C stocks but the blanks they were made from (gov't had ~500,000 blanks for the S stock left over from WWI which they did not want to waste) did not have enough wood for the full pistol grip. Hence the abbreviated pistol grip. Both the bolt and barrel are WWII replacements as well.
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Nice looking rifle, Frank! The barrel is from a later M1903A3, and has 2 grooves vs. 4, but they are just as accurate! Thanks for sharing! Mike
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Can you post a picture of the magazine cutoff in the "on" position plus a picture from top with the bolt removed to see if Mark I parts are present. Please post a picture of the markings on the bolt handle, it's nearly impossible to read them as the picture is such small.
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Congratulations you have a very nice looking Springfield rifle, i hope it brings you many years of happy shooting.
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I have a Mk1 but it has the original 1918 barrel, not great but its the original.
I counted up my 03 & 03A3s a few weeks ago and I am up to 10 plus a 1922 M2. I bought an 03 in .22 a while back, they used an 03 receiver, stock, sights, put a 1922 bolt and barrel on to make it look like the 03 model, looks like a new gun.
its interesting but not of any historical value.
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awesome...makes me glad we have a few to pick over here in the US, my importer buddy told me that Germany is paying top dollar for 1903 correct barrels...now i see why..
enjoy your new rifle, and welcome to the addiction of collecting and shooting.
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Congrats Frank, that's a very nice rifle. Thanks for the photos.