Sale 1352
Estimate$800 – $1,200
.30-06. 24" barrel. SN: 969592 (Mfg. ca1918). Parkerized finish, smooth walnut straight-gripped S-stock with dual reinforcement bolts and grasping grooves. Bolt action internal magazine fed military rifle. Receiver marked in four lines: U.S./SPRINGFIELD/ARMORY/MODEL 1903 followed by the serial number. Receiver with "Hatcher hole" drilled in the left side at the stock line. Barrel marked USMC/9-43/{Circled-S} . At least three rebuilt cartouches are present on the counterpane, including a Springfield C-SAA struck over what appears to be the same cartouche and a Benicia Arsenal BA-JS. Both a "Circle-P" and a "Boxed-P" are stamped behind the triggerguard. A B is stamped in the safety cut out. Features include a ladder rear sight graduated to 27, a hooded front sight blade, sling and stacking swivels, and a checkered buttplate with no cleaning kit in the butt trap. An OD Green woven sling is included.
Good. Bore dark and dirty with strong rifling and will probably improved with a vigorous cleaning. Metal with much of the refurbished Parkerized finish present. Markings in metal clear, weaker in wood. Mechanically functional action. Wood lightly sanded and refinished with numerous bumps, dings and mars.
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