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Just picked up a Remington M1903 Springfield
Hi folks,
I just bought a CMP Remington M1903 from a person who purchased it from CMP in 2008. I'm trying to figure out what I can about the history of the rifle.
Here are a few details:
US
Remington
Model 1903
3141xxx
Barrel has RA above flaming bomb and "6 42"
Finish is very good and is a really dark parkerize ... very black/dark gray and very flat. Even the sights are completely parkerized. In very bright light the finish still looks a bit greenish. The only piece that is a different color is the rear part of the bolt (just in front of the cocking knob). That is a more typical dark gray green. This is how it arrived from CMP.
That grayish green part on the bolt has an R stamped on it. The bolt itself has only one mark I can find, under the bolt handle ... a tiny J.
Milled rear sling swivel with no marking I could see. Stamped front sling swivel with a U on the band. Bayonet lug has an H. Stacking swivel is milled.
Sight base has an R on the right side. No markings I could find on the actual sight.
Pressure relief hole on the left side, extends into the bolt.
Stock
The stock is an S type with grasping grooves. DAL boxed (faint) above trigger; 3GM-K strongly stamped a bit to the right of the DAL. "S" under the magazine cutoff toggle. Tiny "81" right behind the trigger guard and one large circled P behind that. From what I can tell on the web, this is a Springfield stock.
Any information would be appreciated!
Thanks,
John
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Last edited by jbayless; 09-23-2012 at 08:52 PM.
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09-23-2012 08:35 PM
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1. Receiver dates to July, 1942; barrel (if marked with an RA) is ptobably original
2. Stock is a replacement - DAL was Daniel A. Leary and stock probably dates to WWI-era. 3GM-K is a WWII rebuild or inspection stamp of unknown origins.
3. Bolt is Remington, but would need a picture to tell if correct/original. The bolt sleeve may be a replacement
4. "Stamped sling swivel" if it has a U is actually milled. The U stands for up; the "horns" of the U were supposed to be pointed towards the muzzle. If no R stamp above U, the part is a replacement.
5. The rear sight base is a Remington; if no other R markings on the right side of the rear sight (leaf, windage knob, etc.) it is also a replacement.
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Thanks! I'll try to post some pics in a day or two.
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The stock is a Mark I (notice the "notch" on the left side). The rifle appears to be refinished, as well, with a number of replacement parts.
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Thanks! So I guess that finish is not the original dark parkerize. Wish I knew where it had been. I have the CMP COA for it, so I know it came from them in 2008. Maybe a Greek return...
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Doesn't appear to have any of the Greek features. May have been among the first VFW/AL rifles sold about that time.
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I noticed it has tiny flakes of red paint on it near the sights, like something on it was painted red at one point. I could only see them in my close-up photo. I'll ask my friend if he cleaned off any markings.
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If you are so-moved, you would have little trouble trading the stock for a correct Remington one - Mark Is with correct inspection stamps aren't that common. You might even make a few bucks on such a trade.
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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