Nice rifle Rick, looks like one of the early rifles assembled using the usable parts that were original made for the RB and 30-03 rifles and were never assembled but stored to be used later. Rare to...
Type: Posts; User: rayg; Keyword(s):
Nice rifle Rick, looks like one of the early rifles assembled using the usable parts that were original made for the RB and 30-03 rifles and were never assembled but stored to be used later. Rare to...
According to C.S. Ferris & J. Beard, pg 25,
these are some of the serial numbers of known rifles produced in that first month.
63499 4-07
65975 3-07
71587 4-07
87229 6-07 My...
xxxxx
As stated RIA did not start actual line production of standard 1903 rifles until the beginning of 1907. Here is my RIA rifle which was one of the very first rifles off the line in 1907. Not many of...