Remington M1903 1942 Mfg.

[browningautorifle]

I'm guessing a parts assembly, maybe purchased from CMP as a barreled receiver and finished for the most part. I'd just keep it and shoot it.

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[CaptMandrake]

What magazine parts are you missing?

[iron sights]

What magazine parts are you missing?

Just about all the internal parts: follower, floor plate catch, floor plate catch spring, floor plate catch pin, floor plate, and the magazine spring.

[CaptMandrake]

Those parts are not hard to find, think it's a keeper....

[iron sights]

Those parts are not hard to find, think it's a keeper....

I had kind of reached that conclusion. I'll be looking for original parts to replace the floor plate and the follower since those parts should probably be "R" marked. I could buy everything from Gun Parts Corp for about $50 and still be in the bargain price range. I have another 1910 03 with a 1909 dated SA barrel that I think was rebuilt at RIA after WWI so when I finish this one I'll take them both to the range and see which is more accurate and then decide if I keep one or both.

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I have a similar Remington '03. Serial number 3209629 with an RA 2-42 barrel. It's stocked in a wartime Keystone mfg. C stock but doesn't sport any inspector's cartouche or firing proofs on the stock. It makes one wonder why the original woodwork was changed when the rifle metal is near new and never rebuilt.

Just curious if your gun has any evidence of USMC usage since there seems to be some that the Corps acquired at least some early Remington 03s and it would make sense that they'd have been refurbished at USMC repair depots after the war.

[iron sights]

Those parts are not hard to find, think it's a keeper....

I have cleaned her up a bit more and I think it is clearly worth chasing down the parts; Gun Parts Corp has them all for a little over $50 total. I think I'll try to find an original Remington marked floor plate and follower first as the rest of the parts are probably unmarked. Attached are pictures after a little cleaning. The 11 at the top of the butt I'm guessing is a rack number but I am wondering what the numbers on the bottom are?

[rcathey]

I am wondering what the numbers on the bottom are?

Looks like a drawing number. I'm not as good at that stuff as some fellow forum members...but I'd wager it's a pretty uncommon marking!

[m1903rifle]

Those numbers along with the SA/SPG indicates that the stock came off a late M1903A1 Springfield National Match rifle. The number preceded by the C is the drawing number for the stock and the other number is the serial number of the NM rifle which originally came in the stock.