*EXTREMELY RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1903 BOLT ACTION MILITARY RIFLE WITH RAMROD BAYONET.

*EXTREMELY RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1903 BOLT ACTION MILITARY RIFLE WITH RAMROD BAYONET. SN 39246. Cal. 30/03. Usual configuration with 24-1/4″ bbl, orig front sight band with two holes and narrow blade with orig sheet metal sight cover. It has a 1902 style rear sight that has the 1904 peep attachment and usual chamber markings. Mounted in a 1-pc walnut stock with grasping grooves and a legible cartouche. It has full length rnd top handguard with grooved bbl bands, stacking swivel and sling swivels. Sling swivels contain an orig early brown leather & brass Rock Island sling. The bayonet assembly attached to bottom of bbl retains its orig ramrod bayonet with three dimple tip. It has milled trigger guard & floor plate with a smooth steel buttplate with trap containing a nickeled oiler/cleaning kit. Of the 76,689 1903 rifles manufactured with rod bayonets, 72,844 are recorded as having been altered to the 1905/06 configuration, reference The Springfield 1903 Rifles, Brophy. The remaining approx. 3,800 rifles do not appear to be accounted for and can only be assumed that the majority were irretrievably lost or destroyed during testing & use as very few all orig 1903 rod bayonet rifles remain today. This rifle appears to have all orig rod bayonet parts including the first type stacking swivel, solid middle band, smooth trigger & orig rear sight. Bolt body was apparently polished bright as it should have been and extractor fire blued as originally designed. Left side of stock has a series of small holes, apparently where a plaque had been attached. PROVENANCE: Carl Metz Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Metal overall retains a blue/gray patina with strong blue on floor plate and thinning blue on trigger guard. Wood is sound with visible cartouche and numerous nicks, dings, scratches, bruises and a few gouges and retains a strong hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore. A truly rare military rifle and a grand opportunity to own an all orig piece. 4-38419 BEK1 (15,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1023	$18,400.00	EXTREMELY RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1903 BOLT ACTION MILITARY RIFLE WITH RAMROD BAYONET. SN 39246. Cal. 30/03. Usual configuration with 24-1/4″ bbl, orig front sight band with two holes and narrow blade with orig sheet metal sight cover. It has a 1902 style rear sight that has the 1904 peep attachment and usual chamber markings. Mounted in a 1-pc walnut stock with grasping grooves and a legible cartouche. It has full length rnd top handguard with grooved bbl bands, stacking swivel and sling swivels. Sling swivels contain an orig early brown leather & brass Rock Island sling. The bayonet assembly attached to bottom of bbl retains its orig ramrod bayonet with three dimple tip. It has milled trigger guard & floor plate with a smooth steel buttplate with trap containing a nickeled oiler/cleaning kit. Of the 76,689 1903 rifles manufactured with rod bayonets, 72,844 are recorded as having been altered to the 1905/06 configuration, reference The Springfield 1903 Rifles, Brophy. The remaining approx. 3,800 rifles do not appear to be accounted for and can only be assumed that the majority were irretrievably lost or destroyed during testing & use as very few all orig 1903 rod bayonet rifles remain today. This rifle appears to have all orig rod bayonet parts including the first type stacking swivel, solid middle band, smooth trigger & orig rear sight. Bolt body was apparently polished bright as it should have been and extractor fire blued as originally designed. Left side of stock has a series of small holes, apparently where a plaque had been attached. PROVENANCE: Carl Metz Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Metal overall retains a blue/gray patina with strong blue on floor plate and thinning blue on trigger guard. Wood is sound with visible cartouche and numerous nicks, dings, scratches, bruises and a few gouges and retains a strong hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore. A truly rare military rifle and a grand opportunity to own an all orig piece. 4-38419 BEK1 (15,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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