New to me 1903 Mark I

[sakorick]

believe this gun to be all original. The metal is beautiful but the stock has been banged around. The Muzzle gauges at 1.1 with a bright bore. The steel lot code on the bolt is J5 which is correct for a 1-19 rifle. The EHD cartouche is OK but the rifle has some strange cartouches that are probably rack numbers/letters. There is an A below the barrel date that is also unknown. Not easy finding a unmolested Mark I and this one pretty much rounds out my collection. Regards, Rick.

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[browningautorifle]

Nice rifle. Good catch.

[Allen Humphrey]

Very nice. Does it have the Mk1 trigger, sear, and cut-off?

[sakorick]

Very nice. Does it have the Mk1 trigger, sear, and cut-off?

Yes, Yes and Yes. Regards, Rick.

[sakorick]

......And it has the double sear. Like I said, never molested. Regards, Rick.

Allen asked if it had the Mark I sear.....it's actually a double sear one for each bolt.

[Father Ted]

Very nice

[Randy A]

I thought they started bending the bolt handles in the fall of 1918?

[sakorick]

I thought they started bending the bolt handles in the fall of 1918?

That's true. They also had to use what had already been made so either bolt handle is correct on a 1-19 rifle. Regards, Rick.