What made that a $1000 item? I could see $5-600, maybe, if someone had to have it because condition is so nice, but still. Perhaps someone crazy to build an ersatz 1903A4 no matter the cost? Or am I woefully out of touch concerning the value of Alaskans and G&H mounts?

(OT mini-rant: People with sniper rifle frenzy are sure driving up the cost of such items (if indeed that was the case here). I suspect there are more 1903A4s extant now than there were in 1945.)