*VERY RARE SPRINGFIELD 1903 ARMY ORDNANCE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S MATCH TROPHY FOR 1931.

*VERY RARE SPRINGFIELD 1903 ARMY ORDNANCE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S MATCH TROPHY FOR 1931. SN 1366800. Cal. .30-06. Fine Springfield Sporter with orig 24″ tapered rnd bbl marked “SA / flaming bomb / 1-31″ 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. 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 rubbed oil 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 – 1931 / WON BY: (space where the name of the winner would be engraved, is still blank though records indicate it being won by Sgt. R.A. Herin with a score of 145). Each end of plaque has the flaming bomb of the Army Ordnance Corps. “These presentation models are the rarest of the rare, as only five are known to have been awarded.”…referring to the 1903 Trophy Rifles by Lt. Col. Willim Brophy on p. 213 of his highly respected book The Springfield 1903 Rifles. Four of the five are pictured in Brophy’s book. Those photos include two which are in the Springfield museum and two which are in private collections. This one, the fifth of the five known Springfield 1903 Trophy Rifles, has been unavailable until now. The President’s Rifle Match was created in 1884 by the NRA. CONDITION: Very Good. Bbl & receiver retain most orig arsenal blue with balance taking on a even brown patina w/ some wear on the rails. Trigger guard & floorplate retain some orig arsenal blue with balance a dark patina. Buttplate has turned to patina. Stock is sound with a few minor handling marks and rubs throughout.Mechanics are crisp, shiny bore with some darkening in the grooves. 4-46979 JWK99 (9,000-14,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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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	2608	$13,800.00	VERY RARE SPRINGFIELD 1903 ARMY ORDNANCE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S MATCH TROPHY FOR 1931. SN 1366800. Cal. .30-06. Fine Springfield Sporter with orig 24″ tapered rnd bbl marked “SA / flaming bomb / 1-31″ 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. 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 rubbed oil 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 – 1931 / WON BY: (space where the name of the winner would be engraved, is still blank though records indicate it being won by Sgt. R.A. Herin with a score of 145). Each end of plaque has the flaming bomb of the Army Ordnance Corps. “These presentation models are the rarest of the rare, as only five are known to have been awarded.”…referring to the 1903 Trophy Rifles by Lt. Col. Willim Brophy on p. 213 of his highly respected book The Springfield 1903 Rifles. Four of the five are pictured in Brophy’s book. Those photos include two which are in the Springfield museum and two which are in private collections. This one, the fifth of the five known Springfield 1903 Trophy Rifles, has been unavailable until now. The President’s Rifle Match was created in 1884 by the NRA. CONDITION: Very Good. Bbl & receiver retain most orig arsenal blue with balance taking on a even brown patina w/ some wear on the rails. Trigger guard & floorplate retain some orig arsenal blue with balance a dark patina. Buttplate has turned to patina. Stock is sound with a few minor handling marks and rubs throughout.Mechanics are crisp, shiny bore with some darkening in the grooves. 4-46979 JWK99 (9,000-14,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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