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An NRA Sporter of that serial number range should have the serial
number of the rifle engraved with electric pencil on the bolt. It
will be under the extractor when the bolt is out of the rifle. Rotate the bolt 90 degrees go to see if the sn is there. Hello. I made a thorough search of the bolt, but no serial number is present. However, the bolt is definitely polished which, as I understand it, could indicate it is an NM bolt.
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From my SRS data
1343991 SPT 071730 DCM RIFLE SALES 1922-42
1343994 SPT 052130 DCM RIFLE SALES 1922-42
Vishooters page shows the J5 bolt stamped on top was used until rifle 1295350 06/28. It also gives the following productation date info, as does Brophy in The Springfield 1903 Rifles:
1930 Jan 1 - 1338406
1931 Jan 1 - 1369761
There's nothing concrete about these dates, except perhaps the production number starts. A 2/29 barrel seems early to me, but I am no expert and anything is possible.
It is a beautiful rifle, one that anyone should be proud to own, and even more so with the sentiment attached to it. I can't help with the stock. Thanks for sharing it and welcome to the board.
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From my SRS data
1343991 SPT 071730 DCM RIFLE SALES 1922-42
1343994 SPT 052130 DCM RIFLE SALES 1922-42
Vishooters page shows the J5 bolt stamped on top was used until rifle 1295350 06/28. It also gives the following productation date info, as does Brophy in The Springfield 1903 Rifles:
1930 Jan 1 - 1338406
1931 Jan 1 - 1369761
There's nothing concrete about these dates, except perhaps the production number starts. A 2/29 barrel seems early to me, but I am no expert and anything is possible.
It is a beautiful rifle, one that anyone should be proud to own, and even more so with the sentiment attached to it. I can't help with the stock. Thanks for sharing it and welcome to the board.
Thank you very much for the compliment, warm welcome, and information provided, Thaine. I appreciate it!
Steve
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It's a great rifle for sure, but even more, it's nice to have a quality, "who done it" rifle on the forum. I love watching you guys work.  Maybe it is just an optical illusion but that wrist looks impossibly thin from left to right. The inletting looks a bit rougher than I would have guessed given the exterior what seems perfect.
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It's a great rifle for sure, but even more, it's nice to have a quality, "who done it" rifle on the forum. I love watching you guys work. Maybe it is just an optical illusion but that wrist looks impossibly thin from left to right. The inletting looks a bit rougher than I would have guessed given the exterior what seems perfect. The wrist is on the thin side, but not alarmingly so. The inletting does look a bit rough, but I expect age and use have a lot to do with its appearance. The barreled action and trigger guard/magazine assembly fit into the stock tight as a drum.
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Judging by the work at the rear tang, it appears somebody along the way attempted a 'modification' of the trigger mortise for whatever reason. Nice rifle, happy hunting.
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Judging by the work at the rear tang, it appears somebody along the way attempted a 'modification' of the trigger mortise for whatever reason. Nice rifle, happy hunting. Thanks, prairie ghost! I have a question. Do you think those two small cracks on either side of the rear tang are a reason for concern?
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I would watch the cracks as you shoot the rifle. Do they move when you twist the stock in your hands? Lovely 03 which should not be mounted with a scope.
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I would watch the cracks as you shoot the rifle. Do they move when you twist the stock in your hands? Lovely 03 which should not be mounted with a scope. Thanks for the advice, eightbore. I just checked the cracks for movement. There is no discernable movement from the shorter crack on the left. There is slight movement from the longer crack on the right. It doesn't get wider when I twist the stock to the right, but the crack does close when I twist the stock to the left. I wouldn't dream of mounting a scope on it!
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Those cracks behind the tang should definitely be repaired and the wood behind the tang relieved prior to shooting. With the grain structure seen and the slender wrist the cracks are a real liability.
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