1903 / 03A3 Help

[coastalnative]

New to CalGuns... I was wondering if anyone is familiar with Smith Corona 03A3 / 1903s and can give me some advice regarding values etc. I'm guessing photos are helpful?

[MeatyMac]

Welcome aboard. You guessed right, post some pictures if you want a fair estimate on it's value.

You in NorCal or SoCal?

[RandyD]

A couple of years ago, I sold a Springfield 1903A3 for $1500.00 on Gunbroker.com. The rifle was in pristine condition. My grandfather purchased it from the DCM, the forerunner to the CMP. He got it in new condition and that was the condition that I sold it.

[beerman]

I had a minty all original S/C that I sold here about 12 years ago for $750. But yea, they’ve gone up. Excellent shooting rifle. I actually took 3rd in a service rifle match with it once. The S/Cs seem to be less common than the Remingtons. Good luck with it.

[beerman]

This thread pushed me to look up production numbers. Remington produced 704k rifles and S/C made 234k. Production went from 1942 till 1944.

[highpower]

without decent, in focus pics along with closeups of things like the stock, buttplate and bolt, there is just no way to give you any sort of accurate estimate of value.

To determine the originality of your S-C, check out this tutorial I put together a few years ago:

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1707198

[smle-man]

This thread pushed me to look up production numbers. Remington produced 704k rifles and S/C made 234k. Production went from 1942 till 1944.

It's funny but when I was first into buying surplus rifles in the early 70s the Smith Corona production A3 was looked down on because 'it was made by a typewriter company!". They were priced lower than Remington A3s. Now it is the other way around.

[ACfixer]

New to CalGuns... I was wondering if anyone is familiar with Smith Corona 03A3 / 1903s and can give me some advice regarding values etc. I'm guessing photos are helpful?

C'mon newbie, let's see a pic.

Welcome to Calguns BTW, from Tennessee.

[MeatyMac]

Did we get botted? One post and out, the OP hasn't been on CGN since he made his post above.

[Kestryll]

Account looks legit, IP is California and no connection to any spammer reporting sites.

[coastalnative]

After a short one year hiatus here are the photos you all requested. First set is the Smith Corona .. Next set I will post are Remington.. Any help you all can offer would be met with great gratitude. IMG_4363 Large Small.jpg IMG_4364 Large Small.jpg IMG_4366 Large Small.jpg IMG_4365 Large Small.jpg IMG_4367 Large Small.jpg

[coastalnative]

Here are the Remington photos:
IMG_4372 Large Small.jpg IMG_4371 Large Small.jpg IMG_4373 Large Small.jpg IMG_4374 Large Small.jpg IMG_4370 Large Small.jpg

[SandDiegoDuner]

There was a member here who owned a business buying and selling rifles like what you have here. He is based out of Florida and can probably give you the most accurate value numbers for your rifles. www.empirearms.com is his business

[coastalnative]

Hey thanks @sandiegoduner

[highpower]

It's hard for me to give you any sort of accurate value estimation on either of your rifles as your pics are too small and out of focus enough, so that when I try to blow them up they get even harder to pick out fine details. Once again, look at the link I posted in my previous post to give you an idea of what is correct on a S-C vs a Remington.

IMO as a general rule of thumb, a correct original '03A3 is going to be at least a $1200 rifle. Some will argue that they are worth less, some will say more, but as an active buyer and collector of US military arms, I stand by that number as a baseline.

Remember, I said correct and original not arsenal refurbished or owner restored.