My circa 1942/1943 WWII Pacific theater, all Remington 1903A3. The receiver dates to @ late 1942. The barrel is a NOS 2-grove dated 12-43.
The scant stock is a refinished surplus piece accurate for the time and use, as is the WWI era helmet. The M1 bayonet & sheath are original from 1942.
The sling is a modern-made exact reproduction to an original unit even down to the original "MILSCO 1942" stamping.
The ammo belt is also a WWII US reproduction, as is the reprinted TM 9-1270 ordnance manual (though reprinted from a 1944 manual.)
Every other piece of this rifle is built from new in wrap, new old stock Remington parts dated from @1942/43 (WWII).
This setup would have been used from @ Dec. '41 through about mid-1943 across the Pacific theater with both the USMC as well as a number of US Navy shore-based units.
Beyond 1943, the M1903A3 was almost universally replaced by the M1 Garand, as was the WWI helmet by the US M1 helmet.
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One is just never enough...
I lucked into a Mauser yesterday/last week.
Not a bad deal for buying my father-in-law a $170 shotgun.
You know what I like best about most people?
Their dogs.
This was my first hunting rifle, sporterized by my grandad. Last year I restored it to mil spec with SC parts and a C stock. I left the civilian sights on, it shoots very well with them.
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This is the work done by grandad, he cut down the original stock and did the checkering.
Last edited by farquward; 05-22-19 at 13:14.
My latest restoration effort... 1917 SmellyIMG_7156.jpg
Nice one . I found this last weekIMG_7449.jpgIMG_7491.jpgIMG_7495.jpg
Cleaned up ok...........IMG_7604.jpgIMG_7535.jpg[ATTACH=CONFIG]58622[/ATT
A little different that what people think of, but it is an antique military bolt gun. According to the cartouches on the stock, this Remington 513-T was used by both the USMC, and the US Army over the course of it's lifetime as a trainer during the last 60 years or so...
Me NOT being a young trainee anymore, I'm not liking the target sights, so I'll be getting scope mounts put on it pretty soon. I will say that a .22 lr is pretty quiet out of a 27" barrel.
Last edited by daddyusmaximus; 01-11-20 at 11:29.
You know what I like best about most people?
Their dogs.
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