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Posted: 4/1/2007 6:16:28 PM EDT
| whats the deal with no s#i have one my uncle gave me that has no numbers??? no it was filed off |
| the stock has been changed to a sporter stock.but there is no marking at all.i spoke to my dealer and he said i think in 1962 they didnt need them .they did not want to waste the time ,because it was for the milatery.if im not miss taken i have one with springfield and other info but no s# |
| if it was a sporterized military issue 1903, it should still have the SN on it. All the sporterized (bastardized) 03's and 17's i've seen still had the SNs on them, even made before 62. it'd actually take more effort to remove the SN than to leave it on during the sporterizing process |
| It very well could be a Sedgely Springfield. "Sidewalk" Sedgely was known to hide or matte over serial numbers of his sporterized serial numbers (back when it wasn't so illegal) for cosmetic purposes, so that people wouldn't know where the rifles originated from, as well as to obscure the fact if they were high or low serial numbered receivers. |
It's a Williams peep sight. Commonly used on sporterized 03's and match conditioned rifles as well. The reciever needs to be drilled and tapped to secure the sight.  I think the Sedgely theory is probably correct. Someone didn't want the stigma of a low number serial number. |
This is a fairly cut an dried sporterization. That the serial # is missing ( removed ) is incedental. Someone milled it off. There are plenty of other non serialized fireams made before the 1960's out there too. This is a chop job with target sights. Worth what you can get for it. JR |
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Does it have a star-gauged barrel? I've seen rifles in configurations just like yours, turned out to be NRA Match rifles. Every one of them had a star-gauged barrel. EDIT to add: Post pics here and you'll get pretty good info from folks who really know 03's.- www.jouster.com/cgi-bin/03/03config.pl |
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Prior to 1968, serial #s were not required on firearms. They were there basically for bookkeeping and asset tracking purposes. It was very common to buy a surplus military bolt rifle and sporterize it. It was also common for people to remove all those ugly military markings when they were sporterizing their rifles. I bet if the receiver ring was miked and compared to a .mil config rifle, there would be a difference. Remove the rifle from the stock and compare to this picture from ViShooters website. It's a rough way to see low# vs high # (no guarantee for accuracy). |
It was a very common practice a long time ago when those type of rifles weren't so scarce like today. People even competed with them and I do believe the NRA had a hipower category for this type of rifle. My great grandpa had one very similar. Sometimes you ought come down off that high horse you ride. There's real people down here. |
actually, NT, you may need to look at some more Krag's... and it is most likely a Lyman sight, model 48 something (S maybe?) |
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