And on (nearly) all sniper rifles the rear sight was replaced with the earlier variant, see the dished knob. Also note the original front sight cover it came with - the enlarged USMC type. The USMC also blued the bolt in a beautiful plum coloured blue, while below still the rifles serial is visible - remember that they used ex NM rifles and team rifles for conversion to sniper rifles! Also note the staked trigger guard screws, another USMC feature. Note the fine file marks where the scope bases were carefully placed.
This rifle is exactly as it was sold off by the USMC - scope bases removed, holes plugged, new handguard added. Since not all were rebarreled, it can't be seen as a typical feature of original sniper rifles. It was rebarreled by the USMC either during sniper conversion or in a later overhaul, as shown by the typical barrel vise markings. The pictured rifle is a verified and original WWII USMC M1903 sniper rifle. It would also be very much at home atop a pre-'64 Winchester Model 70 Target.Sorry for bringing up something which is not German, but since we had a discussion. Those original optics can still be found at gun shows and online auctions, but prices have skyrocketed - some as high as $5,000-6,000. The scope tube slides to buffer for recoil, and comes with a recoil spring (which can be removed for competition).įor historical accuracy sake, the scope will ideally be mounted on the 1903 A1 Springfield, which was the variant commonly used with Unertl scopes from World War II through the Vietnam War.
If you're not familiar with optics of this type, the long-tube scope features 8X magnification and external micrometer-click adjustments.
That's an impressive showing for the scope, given the fact that it's relatively new. Marine Corps snipers during WWII – walked away with the 2nd, 3rd and 11th place awards, plus placed in several other top spots at this year's Camp Perry Vintage Sniper matches. Malcolm” 8x USMC SNIPER scope – a faithful copy of the scope used by U.S. Malcom” USMC Sniper Scope Debuts at 2012 CMP Vintage Sniper Match
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