03 Springfield Production Date? - The Firearms Forum

cadamson · 10-26-2009, 08:42 PM

Can anyone point me into a direction to find out what year my Rock Island Model 1903 was built? Ser. # 383XXX

Thanks

deadin · 10-26-2009, 09:44 PM

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Rock Island Model 1903 was built? Ser. # 383XXX

Are you sure about that serial number? I thought Rock Island M1903 serials only went up around 348,000.

cadamson · 10-27-2009, 08:49 AM

I just checked again and it is a Rock Island model 1903. Ser# 383113. Is it possible that this a reciever already stamped with the name and number but was assembles by Springfield later on? I have found a web page saying rock island made guns up to the lower 400,000 range. But I don't pretend to be an expert. I've serching the net for more info. Any help would be great.

deadin · 10-27-2009, 09:34 AM

You're right! Apparently the RIA serials did go up into the 400,000's.
Here is a link to the best M1903 site that I have found. There's a lot of info here and you should probably post you question there. (If you haven't found it already.

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Dean

cadamson · 10-27-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by deadin

You're right! Apparently the RIA serials did go up into the 400,000's.
Here is a link to the best M1903 site that I have found. There's a lot of info here and you should probably post you question there. (If you haven't found it already.

)

Dean

What was that link?

deadin · 10-27-2009, 02:31 PM

Did I do something stupid? Like forgetting to post the link.

http://m1903.com/

cadamson · 10-30-2009, 08:06 PM

For anyone else looking for this info deadin sent me to a the most usefull site I have seen for 03's.
RIA's last serial number was 430742, which was struck on 31 July 1919

wingspar · 11-27-2009, 08:33 PM

I know this is an old thread, but I just stumbled onto it, and since I have Remington 1903 A3, I wanted to be able to find this thread again. Thanks to this link, http://m1903.com/ I determined the rifle was made in 1943, and even found a photo of one, which I saved. I removed the military stock long ago, and have no idea what happened to it, and the photo was a good reminder of what it looked like. Clearly stamped on the barrel is “RBLT. August 25, 1945".

10-26-2009, 08:42 PM	#1
cadamson Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 33	03 Springfield Production Date? Can anyone point me into a direction to find out what year my Rock Island Model 1903 was built? Ser. # 383XXX Thanks -->

10-27-2009, 08:49 AM	#3
cadamson Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 33	Re: 03 Springfield Production Date? I just checked again and it is a Rock Island model 1903. Ser# 383113. Is it possible that this a reciever already stamped with the name and number but was assembles by Springfield later on? I have found a web page saying rock island made guns up to the lower 400,000 range. But I don't pretend to be an expert. I've serching the net for more info. Any help would be great.

10-27-2009, 09:34 AM	#4
deadin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 858	Re: 03 Springfield Production Date? You're right! Apparently the RIA serials did go up into the 400,000's. Here is a link to the best M1903 site that I have found. There's a lot of info here and you should probably post you question there. (If you haven't found it already.) Dean

10-27-2009, 02:31 PM	#6
deadin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 858	Re: 03 Springfield Production Date? Did I do something stupid? Like forgetting to post the link. http://m1903.com/

10-30-2009, 08:06 PM	#7
cadamson Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 33	Re: 03 Springfield Production Date? For anyone else looking for this info deadin sent me to a the most usefull site I have seen for 03's. RIA's last serial number was 430742, which was struck on 31 July 1919

11-27-2009, 08:33 PM	#8
wingspar V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 479	Re: 03 Springfield Production Date? I know this is an old thread, but I just stumbled onto it, and since I have Remington 1903 A3, I wanted to be able to find this thread again. Thanks to this link, http://m1903.com/ I determined the rifle was made in 1943, and even found a photo of one, which I saved. I removed the military stock long ago, and have no idea what happened to it, and the photo was a good reminder of what it looked like. Clearly stamped on the barrel is “RBLT. August 25, 1945". __________________ Gary Will Fly for Food