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Originally Posted by EarlyPorsche
Is an M1 with 6M or higher sn a desirable thing?
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Any one above 5.8M is more or less a Special Order M1 During and after the Korean War Springfield was rebuilding W2 production. So I would say new production during this period is highly desirabe. U probably have a better chance of finding one that is still original in this SN range.
5,73X, XXX is in the HR production SN range..it might have an SA receiver as a number were sent to HR from SA to get them into production earlier..
Also there were a large number of receivers in the 3M range that were in storage at SA after WW2, and were built up in the 50's. So an NM in that SN range is not unusual.
I have a Navy Trophy NM in the 3M SN range, one thing that was unique about the Navy Trophys is that the stocks were varnished.
The thing with the 03's and MI's is that so many were rebuilds, and to find an original is very very hard to find. The exception with the 03's is the 03A3...there are a lot of those in orginal conditon that are floating around.