3ky Wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> I thought we issued American made Nagants to our
> forces when they went to Russia but could be
> wrong. If these Rifles could talk.
>
> True on the inspector. Production didnt start up
> on 03 until the early 40s by Remington. At that
> time Springfield switched to M1s. Actually in the
> late 30s is when Springfield started making M1s.
>
> Sometimes you get an oddball. This one is it.
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Did ya'll see where a 03A3 Remington sold on an
> auction gun site for 1900? What up with that?
>
> Michael


Missed the bit about the high-buck 03A3 - must have been something special about it, for sure (even if it was only a particularly virulent case of "auction fever" involving a couple of deermiend bidders).