Minty Remington 03-A3

[eighteenninetytwo]

made july of 1945 pretty much mint condition - all stamps etc are there. All parts stamped with the R for remington, looks to allintents and purposes unfired. What sort of value should I be prepared to pay for this? I have it held for me for a few days. I"m going to check gunbroker but does anyone have an opinion of fteh top of their head.

[Milsurp Collector]

Are you sure on the date? M1903A3 production ended in February 1944.

[eighteenninetytwo]

Barrel date 07 45. All the balck bits are black all the parked bits are parkerized.
doe sthis mean it's been rebarrelled?

[Geologyjohn]

In these parts, the asking price for an excellent plus condition, proper Remington 03A3 seems to be in the $650.-$850 range, with $700.-750. being the most commonly seen (by me) "asking" price at the gun shows. Hope this helps, Geologyjohn

[eighteenninetytwo]

Thanks I'm seeing a couple of alarm bells here. The date of 7/45 on the barrel and a serial Number (I just called the guy) of , quote "12 million 36 thousand and something" . I've got to do my research here as I don't want to get lumbered with a 'non proper' item with no resale value.

[Milsurp Collector]

Is it possible that the barrel date is 7/43 instead of 7/45?

[59caddy]

Serial Number Range

Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that for all 03 and 03-A3 Remingtons, the serial numbers fall between 3,000,000 and 5,784,000

[Geologyjohn]

Eighteenninelytwo, though the Remington Co ended 1903A3 rifle production in 1944, replacement barrels were made by others including Springfield Armory arsenal after that. Springfield definitely made replacement barrels (referred to by collectors as "Type 6 barrels") in 1944 AND 1945. However, I don't know what the last month was in 1945 that they were made. As to that 12 million serial number range that you mentioned, I can't think of any American military rifle, except perhaps that M-16/M-4 family, that has approached that serial number range. I think that the highest Remington 1903A3's number that I am aware of is in the 4.9 million range. Maybe the guy who told you 12 million can't count, and was actually looking at a 1.2 million number. Maybe the rifle in question is a cobbled together 1903 (which could have a 1.2 million number) with a 1945-dated Type 6 replacement barrel. Can you get some pictures? Geologyjohn

[59caddy]

Remington (and others) Serial Ranges

Hope this helps:
The serial number range for Remington 03 and A3s is: 3,000,000 to 5,784,000.
Springfield O3 and A1 start at 1 and go to 1,548,621.
Rock Island 1903 go from 1 to 445,000.
Smith Corona 1903 A3 range from 3,608,000 to 4,992,000