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    LOT 3555
U.S. Springfield Model 1903 National Match Bolt Action Rifle - Serial no. 1248309, 30-06 cal., 24 inch round bbl., parkerized finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1922 as a National Match and subsequently rebarreled with a Springfield “5-28” dated barrel, this is a very fine example of a U.S. Springfield Model 1903 National Match bolt action rifle. Blade front and ladder rear sights are installed, the latter
properly without a “volley notch” on top of the rear sight staff. An enlarged windage knob is fitted to the rear sight, and the bolt is both matching numbered to the receiver and fitted with the less common “headless” cocking piece. The “S” pattern straight grip stock is inspector marked “D.A.L” ahead of the wrist, “H” on the bayonet lug, and fitted with a sharply checkered buttplate. The “GDM” collection mark is on the stock near the toe. Includes a PJ. O’Hare rear sight protector and leather sling. CONDITION: Very fine. retaining 98% plus original parkerized finish with some handling marks and wear at the muzzle. Wood is very fine with scattered dings and scratches throughout. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
Very Scarce Early Production Two Digit Serial Number “28” Springfield Armory Model of 1922 Bolt Action Rifle - Serial no. 28, 22 LR cal., 24 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. This is 1 of 2,020 rifles manufactured between 1922 and 1924. The survival rate of the Model 1922 is low as most were converted to a later configuration. The barrel is marked “S A/ flaming bomb/4-22”, and the receiver has the standard markings with a Lyman fully adjustable rear peep sight mounted on the right rear. The bright polished bolt is marked “32” on the bottom flat of the handle and is not numbered on the body. Correct style extended magazine. Pistol grip stock with “GDM” collection stamped near the toe. Includes a leather sling. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 90% plus original blue finish, thinning mostly on the trigger guard, light handling evidence, and some oil staining on the bolt. The stock is also excellent. The sling is fine with some verdigris. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 3557
Excellent World War I U.S. Eddystone Model 1917 Bolt Action Rifle with Bayonet - Serial no. 894922, 30-06 cal., 26 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1918. Blade front and folding peep rear sights, a “8-18” dated Eddystone barrel, “E” stamps on the bolt and multiple small parts, “flaming bomb” on the bolt, “3Y”/”eagle head/C52” on the underside of the wrist and “GDM” collection stamp on the toe. Fitted with a smooth stock and a flat steel buttplate. Includes a “1917” dated Remington bayonet. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 90% plus original blue finish with fading on the bolt handle, and some minor handling marks
overall. Stock is excellent. Mechanically excellent. Bayonet is very fine.
 LOT 3556
       LOT 3558
Ross Model 1905 Rifle with U.S. Markings and Bayonet -
NSN, 303 cal., 27 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Used by the Canadians as a main-line infantry rifle and acquired by the Americans as a training weapon. Hooded blade front and folding peep rear sight, with “ROSS RIFLE CO. QUEBEC CANADA. 1905./PATENTED.” on the left side of the receiver. The U.S. Army ordnance bomb is stamped behind the trigger guard along with the number “13240”. The right side of the butt stock is stamped with numerous issue and inspection markings. Includes a U.S. marked knife bayonet and scabbard. CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 75% original blue finish with scattered handling marks, patches of fading to brown, and a few patches of minor pitting. The stock is fine with handling marks, dings, and scratches. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 1,400 - 2,250
Provenance: The George Moller Collection.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,500
      Rare U.S. Springfield Armory Model 1915 Experimental
Bolo Bayonet for a U.S. M1903 Rifle - Developed in the early 20th century,
the 1915 Bolo Bayonet was one of the U.S. Army’s attempts at a hybrid weapon that could reduce the loadout an individual soldier had to carry into the field. Intended for use in jungle environments, the bolo could serve as both a bayonet and a brush clearing tool. Though the daylight bayonet charge was becoming a thing of the past, observers of WWI and the Russo-Japanese War noted the rise of the night attack and its resultant brutal hand-to-hand combat; the determination was made that a bayonet should be a fighting weapon and nothing more, and all the odd ducks and promising experiments were pulled from the field. Either destroyed or discarded as surplus, it is believed that only about fifty 1915 bolos remain. 20 1/2 inches overall, with a 15 1/2 inch blade marked “SA/(bomb)/1915” on the left ricasso and “US” on the right. Wood grips, with an “eagle beak” pommel and standard 1905-style locking hardware. Scabbard is absent. CONDITION: Fair overall. The refinished blade shows evidence of old sharpening, with heavy pitting concentrated on the upper third near the tip, a number of dings and dents, and a dark patina overall. The grips show moderate wear. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 3559
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