Remington 1903 springfield composite stock

Remington 1903 springfield composite stock series#
Remington 1903 springfield composite stock crack#

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Weapon has both sling swivels and a stacking swivel under the bayonet stud. There are two circles, a rectangle and a triangle.

Remington 1903 springfield composite stock series#

Also on the underside of the stock, forward of the magazine plate, are a series of four marks in two rows. The stock has a вЂњPвЂќ in a circle at bottom of the wrist with another вЂњPвЂќ below it. Within the rectangle is вЂњ?-17.вЂќ Just forward of the bolt cut-off is another stamping in the wood that reads вЂњ3GM-K.вЂќ The meaning of this mark is not known but it does indicate that the stock is a World War Two era product. Left side of the stock has a light cartouche than can only be partially deciphered.

Remington 1903 springfield composite stock crack#

The butt has a closed crack on each side of the toe approx. There are the usual dings, dents and scratches from age, use and storage. Walnut stock looks to have the original finish however the wood covering the barrel is a bit darker than the rest of the stock. REMINGTON / MODEL 1903 / 3327467.вЂќ Bolt cut off and safety work properly as does the bolt and firing pin. Just behind the sight the parkerized receiver is marked in four lines with вЂњU.S. Front sight is the usual blade on a raised base. The base of the sight also has a windage screw which also operates properly. The rear sight has the large flip-up leaf with a sliding appture operated by loosening and tightening a screw on the side of the appture.

Barrel is stamped behind the muzzle with вЂњH.S.вЂќ (High Standard) over a bursting bomb which in turn is over the date вЂњ12-44.вЂќ Bore is clean with good rifling but does have scattered pitting in places.

The small exposed section of the barrel at the muzzle retains almost all of its original bluing. The bolt action rifle has an overall length of just over 43.00 inches. sniper rifle of World War II.The 1903 Springfield rifle was one of the main battle weapons of American forces in World War One and in smaller numbers through World War Two. While most 'A3s never saw combat, scoped versions of the rifle, the 1903A4, ended up being the principal U.S. entered World War II, a simplified, parkerized version of the '03, called the Model 1903A3 that used many stamped parts was manufactured by Remington and Smith-Corona. Even though the 1903 Springfield was replaced by the M1 Garand semi-auto in 1936, when the U.S. Too, the Springfield proved itself to be an excellent match rifle, and several different versions were set up from the early 1920s into 1940. Pedersen, but it was made too late for use in WWI.

Many were turned to sniper use during the Great War using an elaborate Warner-Swasey scope, some were stripped down and fitted with extended 25-shot magazine for air service in observation balloons, and others were set up to take a curious semi-automatic repeating mechanism designed by John D. The Model 1903 Springfield was an adaptable arm. On the left side of the receiver was a cutoff that, when up, allowed the gun to be fired single shot, when down, cartridges could be chambered from the integral box magazine and when it was in the center, the bolt could be removed from the action.