My NEW "Typewriter" Smith-Corona M1903A3 Rifle

**Greenhorn** · 08-06-2012, 01:49 AM

Congrats Joe!

Fantastic looking rifle you have there. Interesting that Smith-Corona made rifles, had no idea. Thanks for posting it.

Green

**GIZMO8Z** · 08-06-2012, 02:01 AM

by Greenhorn

Congrats Joe!

Fantastic looking rifle you have there. Interesting that Smith-Corona made rifles, had no idea. Thanks for posting it.

Green

Yessir, it's true! I thought that Smith-Corona was just another armory... I had no idea that they made primarily typewriters until the owner of the gunshop was showing off the rifle to me and said: "This here is a beautiful typewriter..."

**GIZMO8Z** · 08-06-2012, 02:05 AM

My NEW "Typewriter" Smith-Corona M1903A3 Rifle

**Greenhorn** · 08-06-2012, 02:27 AM

by GIZMO8Z

Yessir, it's true! I thought that Smith-Corona was just another armory... I had no idea that they made primarily typewriters until the owner of the gunshop was showing off the rifle to me and said: "This here is a beautiful typewriter..."

I worked as clerk for an attorney 2 decades ago and Smith-Corona were the tools of the trade at that time. But rifle manufacture? War times are funny times at corporations. The rifle is a great classic style regardless of maker, and yours is extraordinary!

**zwerge** · 08-06-2012, 03:09 AM

Very nice rifle,how many grooves in the barrel,2,4 or 6?

**GIZMO8Z** · 08-06-2012, 03:39 AM

by zwerge

Very nice rifle,how many grooves in the barrel,2,4 or 6?

Thanks for the kind words! There are 4 grooves in the barrel.

**zwerge** · 08-06-2012, 03:43 AM

I can see by your posts on Gunboards you have most of the info you need ?

**GIZMO8Z** · 08-06-2012, 12:45 PM

by zwerge

I can see by your posts on Gunboards you have most of the info you need ?

I'm always looking for as much info as possible! I'm so inexperienced when it comes to this sort of stuff. I suppose a HUGE question I have is: Is it 100% unmessed with, or have I been tricked?

**lithgow** · 08-06-2012, 09:27 PM

The stock is unsanded and the screw heads unburred while the parkerised finish is even with little wear, all good signs for an original product-you'll always get some marks and dings on a military weapon from storage and handling in service even if it's never actually issued let alone what might happen once it gets sold out of govt ownership.