*EXTRAORDINARILY RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1930 INTERNATIONAL MATCH RIFLE.

*EXTRAORDINARILY RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1930 INTERNATIONAL MATCH RIFLE. SN 1314160. Cal. 30-06. Extremely rare and possibly the only known 1930 International Match rifle. Built on a special 1903 receiver with 30″ tapered rnd bbl that measures 1.250″ at the receiver and about .752″ at the muzzle. These dimensions are basically identical to the “T” series rifles with the stepped muzzle end and a heavy International front sight base mounted with Lyman globe front sight. Bbl & front receiver ring are drilled & tapped for target scope blocks. Bottom of bbl, under forestock, is hand stamped with the star gauge number “1300”. Receiver is mounted with a Lyman 48-S micrometer adjustable receiver sight with target knobs. Bolt body, bolt handle and extractor are polished bright with a headless cocking piece. Trigger is regulation 2-stage military trigger with a light crisp pull. Rifle is mounted in an uncheckered American walnut, Swiss-style Schuetzen 1-pc stock that is solid through the receiver area, not cut for the magazine well, therefore effectively rendering this rifle into a sgl shot. Forestock is of medium weight with rounded edges and without grasping grooves and has a sliding sling rail on bottom. The Springfield trigger guard plate has been ground flat with a steel block welded into the rear end which is threaded as a rear mounting hole for the Springfield Armory cast brass Style “A” finger stall. Right side of the wrist, adjacent to the receiver, has an elaborate Swiss-style stippled thumb rest and has a heavy dished Swiss/Germanic-style cheekpiece on the left side with a carved ram’s horn design on the right side. Butt is fitted with an adjustable Swiss Schuetzen steel buttplate. Brass finger stall is mounted with its orig McDougal-style adjustable ball palm rest. This exact rifle is pictured on p. 134 of the book The Springfield 1903 Rifles, Brophy and is readily identifiable by the grain patterns in the buttstock and the fit of the Swiss buttplate. Accompanied by a Springfield Research Service letter identifying this rifle as a Style “T” sold to a Mr. Freeman O. Peterson of Warren, PA on April 25, 1930. Consignor states that this may be the only one of these rare rifles remaining in unaltered orig condition. PROVENANCE: Bob Rosenthal Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains about 98% strong dark orig blue with only faint muzzle edge wear. Receiver retains most of its orig arsenal blue with a light rub on left side of receiver ring and faint sharp edge wear elsewhere. Stock has a short pressure crack near front end of trigger plate and a small old nick in edge of cheekpiece, otherwise is completely sound and retains most of its orig oil finish. Finger stall has a wonderful dark mellow brass patina and palm rest is crisp & clean, retaining most of its orig arsenal blue on metal and oil finish on walnut ball. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-39218 (12,000-17,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1056	$12,650.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1930 INTERNATIONAL MATCH RIFLE. SN 1314160. Cal. 30-06. Extremely rare and possibly the only known 1930 International Match rifle. Built on a special 1903 receiver with 30″ tapered rnd bbl that measures 1.250″ at the receiver and about .752″ at the muzzle. These dimensions are basically identical to the “T” series rifles with the stepped muzzle end and a heavy International front sight base mounted with Lyman globe front sight. Bbl & front receiver ring are drilled & tapped for target scope blocks. Bottom of bbl, under forestock, is hand stamped with the star gauge number “1300”. Receiver is mounted with a Lyman 48-S micrometer adjustable receiver sight with target knobs. Bolt body, bolt handle and extractor are polished bright with a headless cocking piece. Trigger is regulation 2-stage military trigger with a light crisp pull. Rifle is mounted in an uncheckered American walnut, Swiss-style Schuetzen 1-pc stock that is solid through the receiver area, not cut for the magazine well, therefore effectively rendering this rifle into a sgl shot. Forestock is of medium weight with rounded edges and without grasping grooves and has a sliding sling rail on bottom. The Springfield trigger guard plate has been ground flat with a steel block welded into the rear end which is threaded as a rear mounting hole for the Springfield Armory cast brass Style “A” finger stall. Right side of the wrist, adjacent to the receiver, has an elaborate Swiss-style stippled thumb rest and has a heavy dished Swiss/Germanic-style cheekpiece on the left side with a carved ram’s horn design on the right side. Butt is fitted with an adjustable Swiss Schuetzen steel buttplate. Brass finger stall is mounted with its orig McDougal-style adjustable ball palm rest. This exact rifle is pictured on p. 134 of the book The Springfield 1903 Rifles, Brophy and is readily identifiable by the grain patterns in the buttstock and the fit of the Swiss buttplate. Accompanied by a Springfield Research Service letter identifying this rifle as a Style “T” sold to a Mr. Freeman O. Peterson of Warren, PA on April 25, 1930. Consignor states that this may be the only one of these rare rifles remaining in unaltered orig condition. PROVENANCE: Bob Rosenthal Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains about 98% strong dark orig blue with only faint muzzle edge wear. Receiver retains most of its orig arsenal blue with a light rub on left side of receiver ring and faint sharp edge wear elsewhere. Stock has a short pressure crack near front end of trigger plate and a small old nick in edge of cheekpiece, otherwise is completely sound and retains most of its orig oil finish. Finger stall has a wonderful dark mellow brass patina and palm rest is crisp & clean, retaining most of its orig arsenal blue on metal and oil finish on walnut ball. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-39218 (12,000-17,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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