My last and very finest 1903...

[Fred]

The wood and metal on this rifle is unworn and all edges and surfaces are untouched and still sharp, just as they were the day the rifle was assembled around August of 1918.
The rifling in the bore is unworn and still shows the tooling marks.
This rifle somehow escaped the use and rebuilding that virtually all 03's went through.

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[Fred]

If anyone has ever wondered what it's like to handle a World War I produced 1903 that looks and feels like it just came off of the assembly line in mid 1918, you ought to handle this rifle. It's barrel has a 7-18 Date on it of course. I'll try to get a photo of it tomorrow. Attachment 42942

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You can see how un marred and sharp the metal is.

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[Fred]

All stamps on the rifle are untouched and as sharp as the were the day the rifle was assembled. This stock and hand guard has what appears to be its original linseed oil finish from 100 years ago. The wood has never been cleaned and I've never linseed oiled the wood since I've owned the rifle.

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[Fred]

These Eagle stamps, when seen on 1903 stocks in this position, only appeared on some of the rifles made at Springfield Armory in 1918.

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[Fred]

Another view of the Eagle stamp

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Not many WWI produced 03's survived in this condition.

[Fred]

Not many of the WWI produced S.A. 03's survived in this condition 100 years later.

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[Allen]

Should bring some big bucks. One thing I've noticed about GunBroker is that the long precise descriptions bring more money along with sharp numerous pictures of course. I'm surprised you're getting rid of it. If you're just thinning the herd like most of us need to do, why get rid of your best one? I think you will miss it.

[Fred]

The bluing on this rifle is beautiful.

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[Fred]

Should bring some big bucks. One thing I've noticed about GunBroker is that the long precise descriptions bring more money along with sharp numerous pictures of course. I'm surprised you're getting rid of it. If you're just thinning the herd like most of us need to do, why get rid of your best one? I think you will miss it.

Allen, I've just lost interest in my 1903. I never shoot it and it just sits in the rifle cabinet. This rifle will definitely make somebody else happy now. I want to use the money I get for it to buy something else.
I also plan on getting one Garand rifle eventually to start using the sh!tload of surplus 30-06 I'm keeping.

[Fred]

The rifle's original bolt is the Correct J5 type with the straight handle.

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There is minimum wear on the bolts surface?

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