This Springfield Model 1903A1 rifle was manufactured in 1939 and subsequently non-military fitted with a USMC 8 power Unertl sniper scope serial number 1406. The rifle barrel is marked SA/8-38". The rifle has the post World War I Marine front sight blade, front sight cover and rear sight aperture. The rifle is in service configuration with parkerized "NS" bolt and parkerized receiver. The barrel lacks National Match star gauge mark on the muzzle. The bolt is not serial numbered. The "Style C" pistol grip stock has no proof or inspection marks and is fitted with a blued, fine checkered buttplate. The rear reinforcing bolt is a slotted replacement. The barrel and receiver are drilled and tapped and fitted with Unertl scope blocks. The rear block is located approximately 1/4-inch behind the rear sight base. The WWII handguard has been sanded to accept Unertl target mounts. The handguard modifications and scope block locations do not conform to the pattern found on genuine U.S.M.C. M1903A1 sniper rifles. The U.S.M.C. Unertl telescopic sight has the standard commercial blue finish and is roll stamped: "J. UNERTL/USMC-SNIPER/1406". The scope has fine wire cross-hairs, screw-on steel lens caps and civilian style recoil spring. The scope has black anodized Unertl target mounts of the same pattern furnished with U.S.M.C. sniper scopes. The rifle is complete with the scarce Micarta scope can issued with Unertl sniper scopes and russet leather M1907 sling.

Fine. The rifle has been assembled to USMC configuration. The USMC Unertl telescopic sight and target mounts are in very fine condition and retain 90% plus of the blue and anodized black finish. The scope optics are very good. The scarce Micarta scope can is in very fine condition and retains 85% plus of the original green painted finish. The rifle has 80% of the arsenal parkerized finish with sharp markings. The sanded stock has been refinished and has no visible markings and remains in very good overall condition. Mechanically excellent. This is a good looking assembled example of a nearly impossible to obtain U.S.M.C. M1903A1 sniper rifle with very desirable U.S.M.C. Unertl sniper scope and Micarta can.