Has Anybody Heard of This Rifle?

[louis]

Thanks for the photos and the info. Great stuff.

[Redleg0811]

Rick gives a great tour. Thanks again for taking the time to show us around. Guess you showed a coworker and his family around. They have 8 or 10 kids.

Martin

[Rick the Librarian]

The pleasure was all mine, Martin!! Stop by again!

[butlersrangers]

It would be nice if the OP, (usmc69), would come back, respond, and provide more information. Most of us are still curious about the "sub target Springfield" his friend saw in a shop.

Is it a 1903 Springfield Rifle altered for: sub-target Shooting Simulator or sub-caliber Artillery Practice??? (or none of the above)!

[usmc69]

It would be nice if the OP, (usmc69), would come back, respond, and provide more information. Most of us are still curious about the "sub target Springfield" his friend saw in a shop.

Is it a 1903 Springfield Rifle altered for: sub-target Shooting Simulator or sub-caliber Artillery Practice??? (or none of the above)!

I was asking a question for a friend. All the information that I provided was what he had provided me. He does not have pictures (beyond his capabilities). He was provided the info from here and has decided this thing is not his cup of tea. The shop is in Erie, PA. I think the Gander Mountain there. If anyone is close by and wants to look let me know and I will find out for sure.

[butlersrangers]

Thanks for putting things in additional context.

[Kurt]

The pleasure was all mine, Martin!! Stop by again!

Rick, you have a rough life!

I've spent weeks in the past on Whidbey, mostly taking kids down to the soccer camp and one nieces wedding. It reminds me of the years spent on Biorka Island off Sitka, similar gun emplacements, guns long gone of course. I don't think all that many know of the effort that went into coastal defense on all the islands.

Kurt

[musketshooter]

I have an A2. The serial number is 1373913.
There is an adapter sleeve on the barrel just ahead of the receiver ring. The barrel date is SA 2-42 so I surmise that it was rebuilt for regular issue there. It is not listed in the DCM sales records but I would not expect to find it there. There is a huge gap in that serial number range.

[Rick the Librarian]

Nice! Have any pictures?

[musketshooter]

Here is a picture of the receiver ring and sleeve on the barrel.spA2.jpg