*EXTREMELY RARE SPRINGFIELD ARMORY ARMY ORDNANCE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S MATCH TROPHY RIFLE.

*EXTREMELY RARE SPRINGFIELD ARMORY ARMY ORDNANCE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S MATCH TROPHY RIFLE. SN 1273270. Cal. 30-06. Fine Springfield Sporter with orig 24″ tapered rnd bbl marked “SA / flaming bomb / 6-26” with sleeved Springfield front sight. Receiver ring has standard Model 1903 markings. Bolt body, extractor & handle are polished bright with the SN in electric pencil on the bolt body. The outside of the cutoff lever is also polished bright. Bolt shroud, safety & headless striker are blued. Rear receiver bridge is mounted with a Lyman 48 receiver sight. Muzzle of the bbl has the star gauge mark and bottom of bbl, under the forestock, is stamped with the star gauge number “B/237”. Trigger guard, floorplate & follower are standard milled M1903 equipment. Mounted in a 1-pc half stock with coarse checkered forestock & pistol grip with two crossbolt reinforcements and the M1922 checkered steel shotgun style buttplate. Bottom of butt has a standard M1903 sling swivel. Stock has its orig high luster varnish finish and right side of the butt has an inlaid 2-3/4″ x 1-7/8″ oval silver plaque engraved with a spread-winged American eagle clutching a rifle in its talons over the outline of a shield which is inscribed “ARMY ORDNANCE ASSOCIATION / PRESIDENTS MATCH TROPHY – / WON BY: – SGT. O.J. TOBEY / U.S.M.C.”. Each end of plaque has the flaming bomb of the Army Ordnance Corps. Accompanied by a Springfield Research Service letter which identifies this rifle as a Model 1903 Sporting Model shipped to the Army Ordnance Association, Washington, D.C. on July 19, 1927. Also accompanied by a copy of the Springfield Armory file card. Additionally accompanied by a copy of p. 37 of The American Rifleman, Vol. 75, No. 10, actual date unknown in 1927 which lists the winners of a variety of shooting competitions including the President’s Match which it lists as having been fired on Sept. 7 & 8 (1927) for which there were 1,371 entries. First prize was an autographed letter from the President of the U.S. and the Army Ordnance Association trophy. The winner was Marine Cpl. O.J. Tobey who fired 196 of a possible 200 and won by one point. In addition to the letter and rifle Cpl. Tobey also won $178. The center of this page has a picture of Cpl. Tobey holding this rifle with a caption “Corp. R.J. Tobey (sic), USMC, Winner, President’s Match, with prize De Luxe Springfield Sporter” and lists his scores. Cpl. Tobey dropped two points at the 200 yard range, shot a possible 50 at 600 yards and dropped two more points at 1,000 yards. This exact rifle is picture on p. 213 of The Springfield 1903 Rifles, Brophy, along with an enlargement of the stock plaque. Lt. Col. Brophy states “These presentation models are the rarest of rare, as only five are known to have been awarded.” Consignor states that of the five known rifles two are in the museum at Springfield, he owns two others, including this one and the fifth is unknown. Lt. Col. Brophy was probably speaking from personal knowledge at the time of the publication of his book. It is this cataloger’s contention that there are more than five of these rare rifles known today. PROVENANCE: Peter Cardone; Bob Rosenthal Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Bbl & receiver retain virtually all of their strong orig arsenal blue with only slight wear on the rails. Bolt body, extractor & handle retain about all of their orig bright metal finish. Shroud safety & striker head retain most of their orig arsenal blue. Trigger guard & floorplate retain about 88-90% glossy orig arsenal blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a dark patina. Stock is sound with only one or two very minor flaws in the varnish and overall retains virtually all of its orig varnish. Varnish is crazed over most of the surface. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-42369 JR112 (12,500-17,500)

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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	1063	$12,937.50	EXTREMELY RARE SPRINGFIELD ARMORY ARMY ORDNANCE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S MATCH TROPHY RIFLE. SN 1273270. Cal. 30-06. Fine Springfield Sporter with orig 24″ tapered rnd bbl marked “SA / flaming bomb / 6-26” with sleeved Springfield front sight. Receiver ring has standard Model 1903 markings. Bolt body, extractor & handle are polished bright with the SN in electric pencil on the bolt body. The outside of the cutoff lever is also polished bright. Bolt shroud, safety & headless striker are blued. Rear receiver bridge is mounted with a Lyman 48 receiver sight. Muzzle of the bbl has the star gauge mark and bottom of bbl, under the forestock, is stamped with the star gauge number “B/237”. Trigger guard, floorplate & follower are standard milled M1903 equipment. Mounted in a 1-pc half stock with coarse checkered forestock & pistol grip with two crossbolt reinforcements and the M1922 checkered steel shotgun style buttplate. Bottom of butt has a standard M1903 sling swivel. Stock has its orig high luster varnish finish and right side of the butt has an inlaid 2-3/4″ x 1-7/8″ oval silver plaque engraved with a spread-winged American eagle clutching a rifle in its talons over the outline of a shield which is inscribed “ARMY ORDNANCE ASSOCIATION / PRESIDENTS MATCH TROPHY – / WON BY: – SGT. O.J. TOBEY / U.S.M.C.”. Each end of plaque has the flaming bomb of the Army Ordnance Corps. Accompanied by a Springfield Research Service letter which identifies this rifle as a Model 1903 Sporting Model shipped to the Army Ordnance Association, Washington, D.C. on July 19, 1927. Also accompanied by a copy of the Springfield Armory file card. Additionally accompanied by a copy of p. 37 of The American Rifleman, Vol. 75, No. 10, actual date unknown in 1927 which lists the winners of a variety of shooting competitions including the President’s Match which it lists as having been fired on Sept. 7 & 8 (1927) for which there were 1,371 entries. First prize was an autographed letter from the President of the U.S. and the Army Ordnance Association trophy. The winner was Marine Cpl. O.J. Tobey who fired 196 of a possible 200 and won by one point. In addition to the letter and rifle Cpl. Tobey also won $178. The center of this page has a picture of Cpl. Tobey holding this rifle with a caption “Corp. R.J. Tobey (sic), USMC, Winner, President’s Match, with prize De Luxe Springfield Sporter” and lists his scores. Cpl. Tobey dropped two points at the 200 yard range, shot a possible 50 at 600 yards and dropped two more points at 1,000 yards. This exact rifle is picture on p. 213 of The Springfield 1903 Rifles, Brophy, along with an enlargement of the stock plaque. Lt. Col. Brophy states “These presentation models are the rarest of rare, as only five are known to have been awarded.” Consignor states that of the five known rifles two are in the museum at Springfield, he owns two others, including this one and the fifth is unknown. Lt. Col. Brophy was probably speaking from personal knowledge at the time of the publication of his book. It is this cataloger’s contention that there are more than five of these rare rifles known today. PROVENANCE: Peter Cardone; Bob Rosenthal Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Bbl & receiver retain virtually all of their strong orig arsenal blue with only slight wear on the rails. Bolt body, extractor & handle retain about all of their orig bright metal finish. Shroud safety & striker head retain most of their orig arsenal blue. Trigger guard & floorplate retain about 88-90% glossy orig arsenal blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a dark patina. Stock is sound with only one or two very minor flaws in the varnish and overall retains virtually all of its orig varnish. Varnish is crazed over most of the surface. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-42369 JR112 (12,500-17,500) 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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