I can't help myself. Looks good to me. Pouring rain out so the pics aren't that great. A lot of dried out packed in grease in all the corners. I may not clean it? Strange stamp on pistol grip? What do you guys think?
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I can't help myself. Looks good to me. Pouring rain out so the pics aren't that great. A lot of dried out packed in grease in all the corners. I may not clean it? Strange stamp on pistol grip? What do you guys think?
Last edited by Punch the Clown; 02-11-2018 at 07:11.
Good find. Definitely Marine or Navy.
Last edited by Roadkingtrax; 02-11-2018 at 09:10.
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Fred, I don't see any insert in the sight. Trust me, my neurosis tells me to clean it while another side tells me to keep it as is. The indoor flash doesn't do it justice. It has that weird park color which caught my eye right away. I have 3 other what I thought were Marine Corps rifles that received the forums blessing. I hope this one will too.
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Like Fred, I spot that platinum inlaid vertical line through the rear sight aperture.....Old!
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Thanks Tim
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Wow!
Really nice photos too. Really nice.
Last edited by Fred; 02-11-2018 at 01:06.
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Is that an early inlaid platinum line running vertically through the peep sight? Wow!
Yes, Please, Do clean the grease off of this rifle. There's nothing collectible in old dirt packed filthy dried grease.
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Fred, you and Woodman are right. Thanks for pointing that out.Originally Posted by Fred
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Jan 1931 barrel date
Back sometime in the early 1960's, I had a friend that bought 1903 barrels and a few 1903A3 barreled
actions from Great Lakes Naval Base, in their retail shop. I think the barrels were $3 each and the
1903A3 barreled actions were $10 each. When he moved to Fla about twenty years ago, he gave me
one of the barrels. It is a SA 1-31 and has the vise marks. He said that these barrels and barreled
actions came from the training rifles and when something broke like the stock, they sold off the metal
parts. You could always spot the navy training rifle barrels because the first inch down the bore had
light rust from marching in the rain.
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Looks like a near new one. Was the butt plate peened by someone for grip or was that factory?
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