Springfield 1903 Style T Target Rifle Blue 30" Heavy Barrel .30-06 Bolt Action Rifle, 1934Our Assessment: When the US Army was looking for a rifle design to replace the 1898 Krag rifle, they looked directly at the Spanish Model 1893 Mauser. This was due to the fact that the performance of the Model 1893 Mauser was far superior than that of the 1898 Krag during the Spanish-American War. The Model 1903 is basically a redesigned Mauser clone. A U.S. Patent Court eventually found that the U.S. Army had violated Mauser's patents and required the U.S. Army to pay the German Mauser manufacturers patent royalties. Payments were stopped once WWI started. The 1903 has a strong reliable action that served the Army for over thirty years in two world wars. This Model 1903 Style T Target Rifle was built back in 1934. The Style T was sold to NRA members through the Director of Civilian Marksmanship (DCM) which later became the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). This Target Rifle has a 30 inch heavy profile barrel, target sights, reversed safety lever, and headless cocking piece installed. The bore is strong & bright. This 1903 Style T is in excellent condition.
Make: Springfield Armory
Model: 1903 Style T (Target Rifle)
Serial Number: 1449906
Year of Manufacture: 1934
Caliber: .30-06 Springfield
Action Type: Bolt Action, Internal Magazine
Barrel Length: 30 Inches. The extra heavy profile barrel measures 1.24 inches at the receiver and .75 inches at the muzzle.
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a small globe sight with a post insert. It is set atop a raised base. The rear sight is a fully adjustable Lyman aperture. The top of the barrel and top of the receiver are each drilled & tapped with 2 screw holes that can be used to secure sight blocks or bases.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The hardwood stock has a pistol grip, barrel band, 2 sling loops, 2 through bolts, cutout for the rear sight, and a checkered metal buttplate. The buttplate shows small light marks. The wood shows light handling marks. The LOP measures 13 1/2 inches from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. The stock rates in about excellent overall condition as refurbished.
Type of Finish: Blue
Finish Originality: Refinished
Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp & deep. The bore shows an M.E. of negative 1 (-1). In this writer's opinion, this bore rates 10 out of 10.
Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 98% of its metal finish as refinished. The metal shows a few light handling marks. The action shows light operational wear. The screw heads are intact. The markings are deep. Overall, this rifle rates in about excellent condition as refinished.
Mechanics: The rifle has the correct reversed safety lever and headless cocking piece installed. The FIRE position is to the right.The action functions correctly. We did not fire this rifle. We have cleaned this firearm and performed a mechanic's check but expect many will want to clean the firearm again depending on their standards.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None
Our Assessment: When the US Army was looking for a rifle design to replace the 1898 Krag rifle, they looked directly at the Spanish Model 1893 Mauser. This was due to the fact that the performance of the Model 1893 Mauser was far superior than that of the 1898 Krag during the Spanish-American War. The Model 1903 is basically a redesigned Mauser clone. A U.S. Patent Court eventually found that the U.S. Army had violated Mauser's patents and required the U.S. Army to pay the German Mauser manufacturers patent royalties. Payments were stopped once WWI started. The 1903 has a strong reliable action that served the Army for over thirty years in two world wars. This Model 1903 Style T Target Rifle was built back in 1934. The Style T was sold to NRA members through the Director of Civilian Marksmanship (DCM) which later became the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). This Target Rifle has a 30 inch heavy profile barrel, target sights, reversed safety lever, and headless cocking piece installed. The bore is strong & bright. This 1903 Style T is in excellent condition.
CA LEGALITY: CA Classified C&R: YES. PPT: NO
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