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Win. mod 24 and 1903 Rock River

clickclick Member Posts: 107 ✭✭
edited January 2008 in Ask the Experts
I am looking at a very nice mod. 24 and am looking for input on what they have been bringing... also, this fella has a sportorized 1903 from Rock Island Armory.. it is in a birdseye maple stock and has a reciever sight... any info on this would be greatly appreciated...
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What gauge is the Model 24... it makes a big difference to the collectors and the value.

    WACA Historian & Life Member

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  • clickclick Member Posts: 107 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i am sorry Bert, it is a 12 ga.
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  • HerschelHerschel Member Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    click, per your request I offer the following info about the RIA '03.

    The receiver sight is certainly an aftermarket addition. The holes used to mount the sight make it a very poor candidate for restoration to military configuration. If the sn is lower than 285507 it has a single heat treated receiver and is generally considered unsafe for firing. The quality of the workmanship determines the value of the rifle as a hunting rifle. Pictures or detailed description of the rifle will help suggest a value. A SWAG would be $250-$300. My $.02 FWIW.
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  • clickclick Member Posts: 107 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    is it possible it is a 1903 Sporter model... my book says that this model came with a reciever sight..
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  • HerschelHerschel Member Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I assumed you read the Rock Island Arsenal off the receiver ring. RIA 1903's only came in the issue type configuration. By this I mean it would have a flip up rear sight that is mounted on a barrel sleeve just forward of the receiver ring. If it is a 1903 from Springfield Armory, yes it could have come with a receiver sight. The serial number that I gave to identify low numbers applies to RIA rifles. If it is indeed a 1903 from Springfield Armory, then the low numbers would be those with serial numbers lower than 800000. (not a certain number but generally accepted ending of the low number Springfield made 1903's)

    Additional: I don't know what book you have but it may be referring to what collector's call the 1903 Springfield NRA Sporter. That is a special limited production (approx 5,000) rifle. It came with a receiver sight and sporting type walnut stock. It is very unlikely that one would now be in a maple stock. There are untold thousands of sporterized 1903 and 1903A3 rifles that vary in quality from works of art to those converted by unskilled persons using crude tools.
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by click
    i am sorry Bert, it is a 12 ga.


    Depending upon the barrel length and chokes, it could be worth anywhere between $250 - $500.

    WACA Historian & Life Member

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