SRS list M1903 Star Gauged, Scoped and Winchester connection M1903

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I made my own lists, based on the SRS files. Without the valueable work of Franklin Mallroy this thread would not have been possible, and everyone interested in the M1903 should appreciate what he did for us collectors.

What I did was reading and extracting scoped rifles of the SRS files - I found 331 listings. Three of them are not listed as SGS ("Star Gauged, Scoped") - but one is obviously equipped with the W&S M1908 telescope, while the other two are listed to have a "Warner Sight" - which I was assuming is referring to the W&S telescope. Correct me if I'm wrong. If I missed any listings of sniper rifles, please let me know so that I can update the list.

An additional list I made contains the SRS listings of M1903 rifles with a Winchester connection. Some of those are indeed listed to have been converted to snipers, while the majority being inspected on the same day (note also the first listings with the low serial Rock Island manufactured rifles also have the same date and entry!). I've heard that these guns in fact might have been original sniper rifles, which would be supported by the recent scoped rifle in this serial range shown in a recent US Militaria Forum Post.

Especially the second list was put up for discussion and to hopefully find out more on these guns. Any help with a previous record of any listed serial would be highly appreciated!

The intention of these lists and the thread is not only to offer a research for owners of M1903 (sniper) rifles, but also to hopefully be able to find any of these rifles and to learn more about them. If you have a gun which is listed here, or own a rifle in these serial ranges, please let me know!


ATB

Georg

PS: If you own a sniper which is not listed, do not worry! Not every gun was recorded, but often can be found in specific serial ranges. As you might have noticed the early W&S M1908 scoped rifles are to be found in the 352.XXX to 353.XXX serial range - and I recorded quite a few scopes for rifles in this range which are not SRS listed. So please also let me know if you own a sniper rifle which is not listed!

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