Originally Posted by
artd
To your first question, there are no SRS listings on your three rifles.
a) M1903 Mark I Springfield .30 caliber SN: 1124249
1121715 04/09/35 LITTLE ROCK AIR DEPOT
1127202 12/01/25 LITTLE ROCK AIR INT DEP TO RIA
b) M1903 Springfield .30 caliber SN: 1499989
1499840 RCVR 05/17/38 DCM RIFLE SALES 1922-42
1500026 RCVR 11/15/38 DCM RIFLE SALES 1922-42
c) M2 Springfield .22LR SN: 9859
9695 M2 11/10/34 8TH CORPS AREA
9770 M2 11/10/34 8TH CORPS AREA
10209 M2 110846 SA ACCURACY TEST
The 1-42 barrel date is likely original to the rifle, however, the circle-P and SA D cartouche indicate the rifle was returned for refurbishment. It is also possible that your rifle may have been used as a M2A1 sub-caliber training device. Springfield produced approximately 6888 of the sub-caliber training devices. After WW2 these devices were obsoleted, returned to Springfield, and assembled into rifles to eventually be sold.
Is the bottom of the bolt etched with the rifle's serial number?
Art