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Need some help with two 03 Springfield rifles
Hi, first post ![Embarrassment](images/smilies/redface.gif)
I'm trying to help my father-in-law identify / value a couple of his old 03 rifles. He needs to sell these to cover some serious medical bills that my mom-in-law has racked up. He thinks that one is a 03 Springfield Match-T and that the other is an 03-A1 National match.
The supposed Match-T is serial #4,779,XX5
The supposed A1 is serial #1,520,XX2
I don't know if this helps you guys. I do have photos, which I can post if someone is willing to help.
Thanks very much in advance, God bless.
-L
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first has too many numbers, second might be a 1903A1, pictures would help.
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Here are the pics of the rifles.. they are pretty big (pics) so if they are too large I can resize them:
Index of /~legendre/guns/dans_pics
Gun #1 is pics #10251-10253
Gun #2 is pics #10264-10268
Thanks very much, hope this helps.
-L
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Email me the serial numbers and I will check them against the SRS list. Your pictures are too huge for my dial-up.
Jim
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Do us a favor and learn how to crop and size your pictures and include them with your thread. Asking us to chase down oversize, uncropped images seems a bit inconsiderate when you're asking for assistance.
![](https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2009/04/cropped-2.jpg)
Without sharp close-ups of the receiver and barrel markings and the sights, it's not really possible to tell you much. This one has been extensively modified and probably re-blued. Its market value (as a target rifle of obsolete style) is minimal. The other one doesn't have the polished bolt characteristic of original M1903 National Match rifles but appears less extensively altered.
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The M1903A1 doesn't look like a NM.
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![Quote](images/tacticalgamer/misc/quote_icon.png)
Originally Posted by
Legendre
Hi, first post
I'm trying to help my father-in-law identify / value a couple of his old 03 rifles. He needs to sell these to cover some serious medical bills that my mom-in-law has racked up. He thinks that one is a 03 Springfield Match-T and that the other is an 03-A1 National match.
The supposed Match-T is serial #4,779,XX5
The supposed A1 is serial #1,520,XX2
I don't know if this helps you guys. I do have photos, which I can post if someone is willing to help.
Thanks very much in advance, God bless.
-L
The photos and serial number of the "Match-T" identifies the rifle as a heavily-customized Smith-Corona Model '03-A3. The rifle is valued strictly as a shooter and has very limited collectibility as a military rifle. The rifle, however, looks very nice and has strong visual appeal. And it probably shoots with exceptional accuracy. I have difficulty placing a value on it, but I would guess about $750 - $1,000. If the rifle was customized and marked by a well-known gunsmith, then it might fetch considerably more.
I see no evidence that the Model 1903A1 is a National Match rifle. It appears to be a common service rifle. The rifle has been gunsmith-modified by installing a receiver sight. The original rear sight is missing. I value the rifle at about $750.
Hope this helps. Good Luck! And I extend my best wishes to your mom-in-law for a full and complete recovery! ![Wave](images/smilies/wave.gif)
J.B.
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though im far from a expert on taking picture, if you adjust the settings in your camera to email size pictures, they would easier to open.
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lots of neet rifles, took me a while to open the pics, but i got it done.
the A1 doesnt come up on my list. neet old sight anyway.
are you going to sell these guns? or keep them in the family?
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chuckindenver
though im far from a expert on taking picture, if you adjust the settings in your camera to email size pictures, they would easier to open.
Good point ... ![Smile](images/smilies/smile.gif)
If the pic already exists on your hard disk and you're using a Windows PC comouter, this is the best program I've found and let's you re-size for "large" screen sizing if you want.
Microsoft's FREE Image Resizer (click here)
This FREE PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files with a simple right-click of your mouse
........ click on the link above and install it on your system.
Regards,
Badger
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