03 Date of Manufacture

[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.

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[Rick the Librarian]

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]

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]

Can you post some pics?

-Jeff L