My 1903 Springfield addiction continues to spiral out of control.
The latest addition is an early Remington M1903 (#3256) likely built in November, 1941.
The previous owner (Rick the Librarian of CMP fame) bought it as a rifle that was untampered with except for a butchered New Zealand Lend-Lease stock. Somehow, he managed to track down a correct, unsanded stock with a sharp RLB cartouche and NZ stamps.
I added a 1942 Schlegel Mfg. Co. M1923 sling to finish the rifle's transition to how it looked during the early days of the Pacific War.
You can see that Remington built the rifles to a very high standard that was quickly relaxed with the outbreak of the war. Even 10,000 rifles into production, you see that the parts are less finely polished. The parkerizing on the receiver is very smooth and looks like bluing under certain lighting.
Yes, that is a pre-Pearl Harbor barrel
One of roughly 25,000 RLB cartouched finger groove stocks produced. Quite rare, especially unsanded.
The latest addition is an early Remington M1903 (#3256) likely built in November, 1941.
The previous owner (Rick the Librarian of CMP fame) bought it as a rifle that was untampered with except for a butchered New Zealand Lend-Lease stock. Somehow, he managed to track down a correct, unsanded stock with a sharp RLB cartouche and NZ stamps.
I added a 1942 Schlegel Mfg. Co. M1923 sling to finish the rifle's transition to how it looked during the early days of the Pacific War.
You can see that Remington built the rifles to a very high standard that was quickly relaxed with the outbreak of the war. Even 10,000 rifles into production, you see that the parts are less finely polished. The parkerizing on the receiver is very smooth and looks like bluing under certain lighting.
Yes, that is a pre-Pearl Harbor barrel
One of roughly 25,000 RLB cartouched finger groove stocks produced. Quite rare, especially unsanded.