Also accompanied by a copy of the Springfield Armory record. Bullard, Medical Corp/Philadelphia, PA” on Sept. 30, Sporting Model”, sold by “Springfield Armory, Mass.” to “Capt. Accompanied by a Springfield Research Service letter which identifies this rifle as a “Rifle, U.S. of the referenced publication pictures this rifle, both sides, and has a brief description which states that only 589 of this variation of the NRA Sporter was produced in 1926. 210 of the book The Springfield 1903 Rifles, Brophy, with bbl date shown as “5-24”, obviously a typographical error as the star gauge number “B1443” is also listed. Trigger guard and floorplate are standard issue milled steel with polished blue. Bottom of wrist has the “P” in a circle proof.

Forestock is secured with a sgl grooved band that has a sling loop with corresponding sling loop in buttstock. Mounted in the rare NBA Sporter half stock with grasping grooves in forestock and an unusual flat bottom pistol grip with checkered buttplate with trap containing a nickeled brass tube/oiler/cleaning kit. Receiver has standard 1903 markings with polished bolt body & extractor and is mounted with a Lyman 48S receiver sight. Crown of muzzle is stamped with star gauge star and bottom of bbl, under the forestock is stamped with the star gauge number “B1143”. Nearly identical to the standard NRA Sporter with 24″ tapered rnd bbl marked “SA / 5-25” with a flaming bomb in center just below front sight. *EXTREMELY RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1903 NBA SPORTER BOLT ACTION RIFLE.

Springfield model 1903 serial numbers