opinions on 1903

[browningautorifle]

your drift slide does appear to be cut off on the bottom

Right, it's a huge inverted "V" now.

[Fred G.]

Your rear sight Leaf was made at Springfield Armory and is correct for that rifle. An aperture sight slide is easy to find, but your rifle probably had an early one with the Platinm Line on it. They're out there.

[RCS]

Left is the Springfield and right is Rock island (note the square corner on the Rock Island slide) both rifles have earlyAttachment 81878Attachment 81879 1907 dated barrels

[Fred G.]

I look at the 7's where I believe the leg of the RIA Seven is straight and that of the SA Seven is bent or curved.

[Fred G.]

I sure do like those early 03's!

[RCS]

Just mixed parts and early pre or WW1 barrels not worth much but nice to look at !

I have fired some of them with sub caliber adopters at pistol rangesAttachment 81887Attachment 81888Attachment 81889

[browningautorifle]

I have fired some of them with sub caliber adopters at pistol ranges

That would be perfect...

[Jason60chev]

As a matter of fact it was. I have a (very) original 78180, modified to 1906 standards with a WES no-bolt stock and I have seen others. John Beard originally said that the WES stamp dated to the WWI period, but he said he has since changed his mind.

M903 prices have been awfully "soft", lately, even extending to nicer rifles.

1903 Prices "Soft? I've not noticed that....or maybe my wallet is just still empty. It seems some people are still asking $1500+ for average or even mix-master rifles. Have noticed a few so-called National Match rifles at rather low prices, but when looking at the photos, cannot see that they are truly NM rifles. Oh well. I only need a 1934 rifle to finish my collection.

[Rick the Librarian]

Maybe I should say that the "upper level" rifles are soft. The "generic" shooters are in the $600-650 range, about $100 over where they were a few years back.

[Doco overboard]

I was looking at the sear, would a rifle from that period have a hole in it, just from a learning perspective.