1903 Springfield date

joeaf1911a1

March 03, 2003 11:13

A friend just picked up a 1903 Springfield. Has a "C" stock, blued
but looks like original bluing and not a reblue. Ser.# 1,229,***.
Barrel has the "flaming bomb" and HS 44. Is this 1944 barrel
correct for this ser.# rifle?? Or maybe a rebarrel?? Thank you.

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  gunut 1

  March 03, 2003 11:31

  re barreled. I dont have my book handy but the gun should be somewhere in the mid-late 20s. The gun was originaly dark parked almost black. If arsenal refinished it would be parked anywhere from green to gray to black??? With that late a barrel it should be a good shooter....

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  Herschel

  March 03, 2003 11:46

  According to Brophy, the rifle was made in 1921. The type C stock came out in 1929. So, the rifle was restocked in 1929 or later and was rebarreled in 1944 or later.

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  joeaf1911a1

  March 05, 2003 05:58

  Many thanks guys. It woke me up and remebered the Springfield M-1's
  for 1944 were in the 2 to 3,000,000 series of ser. nos.

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  Myra-Lou

  March 05, 2003 20:54

  Sir.....HS 44, is High Standard Mfg Co.... the barrel was mfg in 1944.....BEST OF LUCK....john....

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