My last and very finest 1903...

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Gorgeous rifle! Love the eagle stamp.

The A on the barrel denotes second class, I don't think that affects value.

Is the bayonet scabbard side stitch? If so that's USMC replacement.

I have documentation on both instances.

Sorry to see you part with it, its a gorgeous rifle.

Andrew

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[Fred]

Gorgeous rifle! Love the eagle stamp.

The A on the barrel denotes second class, I don't think that affects value.

Is the bayonet scabbard side stitch? If so that's USMC replacement.

I have documentation on both instances.

Sorry to see you part with it, its a gorgeous rifle.

Andrew

Andrew, the A on the barrel does not denote second class. Before the war, it meant that the rifle's barrel had passed an inspection to see if it was serviceable. If so, the A was stamped on it. If not, the barrel was replaced. After the war, nobody seems to know what the A actually meant. Was it for the same reason or was there another reason? John Beard and everyone else are scratching their heads over it. It might be that after the war, the old policy of inspecting each rifle's barrel to see if it needed replacing might've still been in effect along with using the A stamp to still denote a good Barrel, but that isn't known for certain yet without official documentation.
Anyway, it sure doesn't mean second class.

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Andrew, the scabbard is not stitched up the side. The bayonet has never been sharpened and the scabbard is mint. It goes well with the rifle I think. Both handled and carried but never or seldom used in the field.
Both are well preserved minty examples of what Springfield Armory was producing in the middle of World War One.
Anyway, I'm arthritic and I ache all over and I don't feel like handling the heavy thing anymore, so I'm going to take the money I get for it and buy something smaller and lighter to play with. I'm getting too worn out.

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Very Nice. I think you will have no problem selling!