A RARE SPRINGFIELD

[Annihilator]

Little piece of Springfield history on the M1903 MK I

A Rare Springfield

I looked at it twice and pinched myself. Like many of my generation, I consider Elmer Keith one of the greats in our field. What many don’t know is that Keith

gunsmagazine.com

 

[belladonna]

Wow, that was very interesting...thank you for posting!

 

[Recusant]

It's lucky Elmer K. got his hands on it after the war was done and most of those rifles were being declared as surplus. The reason being is that many of those 1903's built before the 30s went through rebuild programs where parts were up-graded and new WWII dated barrels were added because of excessive wear at the throat and muzzle.

 

[Belt Fed]

Had a chance to buy a 1903 with a pederson device cutout. it didn't have the unit but was cut for it. i already had a 1903 so passed. it was in rough shape too.

 

[Recusant]

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Pedersen Device, and I can tell you that Rock Island sold one about 10 years ago that closed for $63,000.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-pedersen-device-a-secret-weapon-of-wwi/

 

[Annihilator]

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Pedersen Device, and I can tell you that Rock Island sold one about 10 years ago that closed for $63,000.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-pedersen-device-a-secret-weapon-of-wwi/

Good link! Thanks!

 

[Recusant]

As this example bears out, Mr. Pedersen was a busy employee at Remington. This is on a Model 12 pump .22 rifle made about 1930. You have to wonder how many former employees will still walk the floors at the old, and now closed Remington Ilion Works. A lot of history there.