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Thanks....I only knew of the SA 800,000 number and under to avoid.

Yes, I have read many pros and cons, thought I'd ask here on this 03 thread for opinions. With the above count you gave, are you saying those 03s with ser# before that were heat treated correctly or...

Just how much is an 03 with a ser# under 800,000 unsafe to shoot? Would that not depend upon the bore measurement?

Ed

Thanks for that info.....I've come pretty much to the conclusion now that the 7th Cav Regt departed for duty in the PI in 1904 with Krag carbines. Chances for returning with them in 1907 are a bit...

I remember now who told me that story, two of my uncles, one a rifleman on the Guadalcanal and the other a rifleman on Iwo. That first uncle served in WWII and Korea in the Corps and Vietnam as a...

They also hung on to the 03 before accepting the M-1 Garand, something about Marines doesn't need all that extra ammo. Semi-auto will lead to wasting ammo...........or so the story goes.

Almost same link that counters the above info....who knows from different writers of articles. Government shipment records as CplNorton stated above doesn't confuse the issue.
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I came across this info:

"Under renewed pressure, the Bureau of Ordinance finally began a serious effort at finding a replacement for the Colt .38. The Bureau's priority had been replacing the...

Thanks....that helps in decision making.

Cheers

Seems there were issues and the rod bayonet was one of them. Seems those who had a say-so wanted them changed to blade bayonet. But as John said above, he believes those 03s with rod bayonets were...

Do you think any Cav unit heading to the PI late 03, early 04 would have embarked with an 03 w/rod bayonet? What about Federal units already in the PI? Would crates have been shipped over?

Even though the 1903 Springfield was adopted in 1903, when actually, after all the changes, did it officially began being issued to troops, who was first, branch, units, theaters? I did find this...

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Hello Dick......I had almost passed on this carbine because on another register, it's ser# did not fall into the range it was quoting but I was directed in the right direction by thorin6 on the US...

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Hello...I was asked to come to this website and register my Krag Carbine. It seems the ser# is not one that is with-in the Krag carbine range but actually a bit before it.

Ser# is 279302. Has the...