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Up From The Vault. A Couple of CMP Green Bag Rifles


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Here you go.  I unearthed a couple of CMP rifles I bought many years ago and still in their green bags.  I love the smell of  fresh Cosmoline  in the night air.

Two Remington's.  Foreground is a 03A3 and in the back is a 03 Springfield.  I will get more on their lineage later and post.  Here you go for now.

DrB's Vaults..

 

 

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1 hour ago, norton said:

Cool.  Look forward to seeing them "cleaned up". 

That's probably not going to happen soon.  Don't have the time now.  Wish I did but sometimes life gets in the way.  I have cleaned up a few but the stocks take forever.  In later posts I will show some from the vault I have done.

Dave..

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17 hours ago, DrB said:

That's probably not going to happen soon.  Don't have the time now.  Wish I did but sometimes life gets in the way.  I have cleaned up a few but the stocks take forever.  In later posts I will show some from the vault I have done.

Dave..

I’m accepting work....

:shooting-two-guns:

 

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39 minutes ago, Historian said:

Doc...what year were those rifles?

I'll get that for you. Give me a little time..  Was next on my list to look see also.  I do know the stocks match the rifles.   With one of them the bolt does not match, I don't think.  So much with the journey they have been on.  Was not the CMP switching as the cosmoline was not broke in that area.

They appear to be from Greek bring backs as the stock and hand guard repairs look like what I have seen before. 

Dave..

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4 hours ago, Dric902 said:

I’m accepting work....

:shooting-two-guns:

 

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Thanks but I'm too damn particular.  Last one I brought out took me almost a year to get the stock cleaned and restored to how I was satisfied.  Then I still thought perhaps I could have done a bit better.  Again, thanks..

Dave

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2 hours ago, Historian said:

Doc...what year were those rifles?

Here you go.  Let me know if you know anything.

The 03A3 has a barrel RA 7-43, Ser No. 3798***

The 03 Srringfield has a HS 11-44 barrel, Ser No. 3243*** 

Dave..

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14 hours ago, DrB said:

Here you go.  Let me know if you know anything.

The 03A3 has a barrel RA 7-43, Ser No. 3798***

The 03 Srringfield has a HS 11-44 barrel, Ser No. 3243*** 

Dave..

The RA appears to be from 1906 and the Springfield 1909.

Doc...is there any possibility that i might be your long lost son? 

The 1903 is the only rifle i want at this moment.  

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3 hours ago, Historian said:

The RA appears to be from 1906 and the Springfield 1909.

Doc...is there any possibility that i might be your long lost son? 

The 1903 is the only rifle i want at this moment.  

Hahaa....  I do have several 03's and 03A3's.  All with the CMP paperwork.  

Dave..

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9 minutes ago, Historian said:

CMP does not appear to have any...sadly.  All gone.

Yep, I got mine years ago.  I have a nice 1917 Enfield also.  I believe that one is a Remington as well.  I do know it's not an Eddystone as I was not interested in that.  It's way in the back,  I'll have to dig that one out, but there a bunch of K98's and some British crap in the front. 

Dave..

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