New Springfield 1903 MKI

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New Springfield 1903 MKI

Post by Calfed » Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:24 pm

I recently got a 1903 MKI at an on-line estate sale.

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http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s194 ... 903MkI.jpg[/pic]

Description says:

Serial no.1132010, .30-06 cal., 24" barrel, dark parkerized finish, walnut stocks. "SA" marked barrel is dated "11-19" with Ordnance bomb stamp. Stock cartouches on left side and lower grip. Finger gripstock and Pederson device slot in left receiver.


Also got a Smith Corona A3
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Re: New Springfield 1903 MKI

Post by Aughnanure » Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:02 am

That'sa really great find, some blokes have all the luck :D ; the nearest that I ever came to getting a Pedersen 1903 was just the receiver. That is a great find; now all that you need to do is find the original Pedersen bits :) :roll:
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Re: New Springfield 1903 MKI

Post by Niner » Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:37 am

The O3 by itself is good. Hope you were the only one to put in a bid and the price was low.
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Re: New Springfield 1903 MKI

Post by Calfed » Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:26 pm

Thanks, guys.

The MKI and the Smith Corona arrived at my FFL dealer today. Before they went into the safe for the obligatory 10 day "cooling off" period, I got a look at them.

The bore on the MKI is sharp, shiny and gauges a "1" on the CMP muzzle gauge. Barrel is marked "SA" and is dated 11-19. It does not close on a Clymer field gauge.

There are cartouches on the stock and I'll post pictures of same when I get it in 10 days
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Re: New Springfield 1903 MKI

Post by Calfed » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:36 am

I picked up the 1903MK1 today, along with the S/C 03A3. A few pics:

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http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s194 ... I011-1.jpg[/pic]

A flaming bomb, just forward of the trigger guard
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http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s194 ... I009-1.jpg[/pic] http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s194 ... I016-1.jpg[/pic]
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Re: New Springfield 1903 MKI

Post by Niner » Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:21 am

Looks like it has a lot of gun marks to investigate. Let us know how it shoots.

I found this site that may help you learn some things about what marks you find on it.

http://m1903.com/
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Re: New Springfield 1903 MKI

Post by A square 10 » Mon Apr 19, 2010 7:34 pm

another great grab , i think you did well on both
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