03 Date of Manufacture

**Jim Lee** · 05-14-2010 01:13 PM

Does anyone have information (or guesstimate) on the date of manufacture of 03 Springfield ser.# 6843? Numbers definitely look different from the ones you normally see. Fancier looking.

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**Rick the Librarian** · 05-14-2010 01:43 PM

Yes, it was manufactured as a Rod Bayonet M1903 in 1903. The numbers on the receiver were "fancier" until replaced by the "block" numbers and letters in the high 200,000-low 300,000 range.

Later "block" receiver markings:

**Jim Tarleton** · 05-15-2010 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Jim Lee

Does anyone have information (or guesstimate) on the date of manufacture of 03 Springfield ser.# 6843? Numbers definitely look different from the ones you normally see. Fancier looking.

If assembled in order of serial number, your rifle was manufactured on or very near 13 Feb 1904.

Jim

**Jeff L** · 05-15-2010 07:27 PM

Can you post some pics?

-Jeff L

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