Need help Identifying these part 3

ar15dave · Feb 10, 2020

Saved the hardest to ID for last. This one looks like it has a newer after market barrel. There is a serial number but NO other markings. The butt pad has some wording on it but hard to make out. Gonna see what I can come up with there. This one appears to be from the same era as the others. See pics below. Trying to ID it and see what it is worth. Thanks again for any help you can provide.

TheOriginalMexicanBob · Feb 10, 2020

That's a 1903 or 1903A3 that's been sporterized. Take the front sight base off and you'll see the manufacturer...Springfield Armory, Rock Island Arsenal, Remington or Smith-Corona. I'm thinking it's a '03A3.

rifelman · Feb 10, 2020

looks like an 03 Springfield sporterized

dist1646 · Feb 10, 2020

I am going with another sporterized 1903-A3. Looks like this one has a bit more work done than the other one you posted. The action looks to have been polished and blued and the receiver drilled and tapped for mounting the scope. Like Bob says, remove the scope and the manufacturer will be stamped on the front part of the receiver. Same location as the other one. Both probably have the original barrels as a lot of these were sporterized for use as hunting rifles. Value on these isn't anywhere near what it would be if they were in original military configuration.

Bertfish · Feb 10, 2020

Don't all A3s have the square trigger guard? If that's so that isnt an A3

ar15dave · Feb 10, 2020

The only thing under the scope in the front appears to be the serial number. Nothing else that I can see. Will disassemble it a bit and see if anything else is there but I saw nothing. The barrel is a completely different color from the receiver and looks polished and there are NO markings or front sight on this one.

TheOriginalMexicanBob · Feb 10, 2020

Bertfish said:
Don't all A3s have the square trigger guard? If that's so that isnt an A3

All '03 and '03A3 trigger guards were interchangeable on any given rifle...and aftermarket polished trigger guards were available for sporterized rifles as well.

dist1646 · Feb 11, 2020

Bertfish said:
Don't all A3s have the square trigger guard? If that's so that isnt an A3

The transition models could be found with either the earlier machined TG or the later stamped version.

ken792 · Feb 11, 2020

It was an 03. Look at the groove for the magazine cutoff detent.

Doctor_M · Feb 11, 2020

Too bad that all three of these were sportorized... they are still good guns, but just not worth much from a collector standpoint.

dist1646 · Feb 11, 2020

ken792 said:
It was an 03. Look at the groove for the magazine cutoff detent.

You are right, a better look at the upside down pic was in order.

Park ranger · Feb 11, 2020

Took an 800 dollar gun, put 400 dollars of work into it, and made it a 300 dollar gun.

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