A rebuilt M1903 but ...

[Rick the Librarian]

The discussion about 1906-1910 rebuilt M1903s got me thinking about another "class" of M1903 - the pre-WWI rebuilt M1903. These probably are classified as "true" rebuilds, but definitely a lot rarer than those rebuilds from post-WWI or WWII.

I found this rifle on Gunbroker and paid $885. It was SA 313439. It had, as you can see in the pictures, been worked over and had a number of replacement parts, but hadn't been touched since the pre-WWI period.

1. The barrel is SA 6-15

2. The stock is a reworked Rod Bayonet that was reworked to later standards - it has the "dog-leg"-type top edge. The old script inspection stamp (I think KC) is overstamped with a crisp "JSA stamp. The plug is evident in the foretip with the small 1/8" "S" stamp; the stock has the rear stock bolt only.

3. It has the later handguard with sighting groove

4. A dished windage knob with no groove along the edge;

5. The rifle either retains it's bluing or was reblued

6. The bolt is an S31 from ca. 1908.

Although technically a rebuild, like the 1906-1910 rifles, a very interesting one.

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