Guys please bare with me when I try to explain this, Im not familiar with this firearm so some of my references may be alittle off.
I traded some wood working items to a guy for $100 and a 1903 with the serial number 77X,XXX. After making the trade I did some research and found out that the heat treatment that was used on this serial number gun was not up to par and now they are considered not safe to shoot.
However..... I have been looking the gun over and noticed that at the front of the barrel just below the front site it has some stampings on it, SA then below that 10-42. I have been told that this means the gun was re-barreled in 1942 to be sent overseas for the war. Now does anyone know that when they did this they would have checked the reciever for strength?? The gun is a sweet little looker (it has been sporterized) and I would like to actually be able to shoot this gun. Anyone who would have insight would be great to hear from.
I traded some wood working items to a guy for $100 and a 1903 with the serial number 77X,XXX. After making the trade I did some research and found out that the heat treatment that was used on this serial number gun was not up to par and now they are considered not safe to shoot.
However..... I have been looking the gun over and noticed that at the front of the barrel just below the front site it has some stampings on it, SA then below that 10-42. I have been told that this means the gun was re-barreled in 1942 to be sent overseas for the war. Now does anyone know that when they did this they would have checked the reciever for strength?? The gun is a sweet little looker (it has been sporterized) and I would like to actually be able to shoot this gun. Anyone who would have insight would be great to hear from.
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