This is a 1903 Springfield sporting rifle that was sold in 1932. There were only a total of 4,496 sporting rifles produced from 1923 through 1933. These N.R.A. sporting rifles used the regular 1903 National Match receiver with hand polished receiver rails, that was fitted with a 1903 star gauged National Match barrel. It has the standard nickel steel "NS" marked national match bolt assembly that was hand fitted and left in the Springfield Armory "in the white" polished finish with the matching serial number inscribed on the body. Standard receiver markings and "SA/Ordnance Shell and Flame/1-32" on the barrel with the correct star-gauge mark on the muzzle. It is fitted with an original Springfield Armory pistol grip sporter stock. This is the correct non-finger groove model that has a short forend, single barrel band, and a NRA sporter style cupped steel butt plate. These stocks were manufactured from select straight grain dark walnut that were hand fitted to ensure a correct bedding of the recoil lug. With a Lyman Model 48 micrometer rear sight. These rifles were all given a hand polished and rust blued metal finish with a hand rubbed linseed oil finish on the wood. With leather claw sling.

Excellent. 97% plus original polished blue finish remains with some mild edge wear, flaking on the nitre blue barrel band, sharp markings, and dark spotting and brown patina on the correct armory polished bolt handle and body. The stock is also excellent with a few small scattered dings and surface scratches, sharp proof on the wrist, and some light edge wear on the buttplate. Mechanically excellent.