Having achieved considerable success in the typewriter business beginning in the late 19th century, the company saw its fortunes decline in the late 1980s, when personal computers, capable of performing more sophisticated word processing functions, began to replace the typewriter in the office as well as the home. Smith Corona is a world-famous designer, manufacturer, and marketer of portable and compact electronic typewriters, personal word processors, electronic reference products, and accessories. Public Company Incorporated: 1985 Employees: 3,000 Sales: $278 million Stock Exchanges: New York SICs: 3579 Office Machines, Not Elsewhere Classified 3955 Carbon Paper and Inked Ribbons 2675 Die-Cut Paper and Board: 2678 Stationery Products 65 Locust Avenue New Canaan, Connecticut 06840-4725 U.S.A. This Smith Corona 1903A3 looks good and will add to your Military collection. The metal finish & wood are in nice shape and the bore is strong & bright. These markings add to the rifle’s history. The rifle has nice Smith Corona markings on the receiver & barrel as well as markings on the stock. Our Assessment: This Smith Corona 03A3 was made during WWII. The muzzle cover shows soiling and discoloration. Overall it is in about Very Good Plus to Fine condition. As with all previously owned firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.īox, Paperwork & Accessories: A chamber brush and grease pot are stored in the butt. Mechanics: The action functions correctly. Overall, this rifle rates in about Very Good Plus to Fine condition. The metal shows scuffs, light handling marks and light discoloration. Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 97% of its metal finish. The stock rates in about Very Good Plus to Fine overall condition as refinished.īore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is deep. The LOP measures 13 inches from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. Stock Configuration & Condition: The wood shows light scrapes, small scratches and compression marks. The rear sight is a fully adjustable aperture sight marked from “2-8”. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a pinned blade set atop a raised base and under a removable protective hood. The muzzle cover is marked “U.S,” and “HAV. The front sight cover is marked “flaming bomb / U.S.” and “R”. There are a few other small markings on the rifle. The wood in front of the magazine floor plate is marked with a few inspection stamps that consist of “boxed & circled numbers”. The bottom of the grip is marked with “circled P” proof. The left side of the stock, above the trigger, is marked “FJA in a box” next to a “crossed cannons” cartouche. The bottom is marked with a faded “number” and a punch. The top of the bolt handle is marked “X”. The safety is marked “SAFE READY” and the magazine cutoff is marked “ON OFF”. The top of the Smith Corona barrel is marked “S C / flaming bomb / 7 43”. Markings: The top of the receiver is marked “U.S. Barrel Date: July, 1943Īction Type: Bolt Action, Internal Magazine Year of Manufacture: 1943 (page 375 of Joe Poyer’s book, The 1903 Springfield Rifle – 3rd Edition). Arrow_back Back More Sold "Other" Post-1900 American Arms
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