US remington model 1903 30/06

i have a 30/06 i inherited from my dad. it is stamped U.S. remington model 1903 ser #315xxxx. i cant find any info on this gun. it looks like a regular rem 30/06.- value? how old?

I got this from http://www.surplusrifle.com/03a3/index.asp

hope this helps..

The U.S. Model 1903 Springfield Rifle replaced the Krag-Jorgensen and was the primary U.S. battle rifle until 1936, when it was replace as the primary battle U.S. battle rifle by the M1 Garand. In 1942 Remington Arms redesigned the 1903 rifle using some stamped parts and designated it the U.S. Model 1903A3.
There is a great lineage of 1903 models that were manufactured from the introduction of the 1903 to the development of the 03A3 rifles, *including but not limited to:


Remington M1903 Modified Rifle;
Remington M1903A3 Rifle;
Smith-Corona M1903A3 Rifle.
The 1903A3 was manufactured by both Remington as well as Smith-Corona. The sniper variant based upon the 1903A3 design, the 1903A4, was used during WWII, the Korean War, and in the very early stages of Vietnam.

The primary visible or noticeable (to the laymen/non-collector) physical differences when comparing the 1903 and the 03A3 rifles *includes but is not limited to the following characteristics:

The stock on the 03A3 is plain in appearance when compared to the 1903;
The 03A3 rear sight is not a ladder style sight affixed to the barrel just forward of the receiver, but is instead a small adjustable aperture style sight mounted at the rear of the receiver;
The finish on the 03A3 is parkerized as compared to the blued finish of the 1903;
The 03A3 floor plate cover is not removable, but actually is a part of the stamped (not milled) trigger guard.

I have one also. Send an email to remington and they can tell you exactly when you gun was made. Mine was made between 1941 and 1942. Value was estimated at around 250 to 275.

According to what I just read on Wikipedia, Remington began making these rifles in 1941 with a serial number beginning at 3,000,000. Then at some point prior to 3,300,000, they changed to an apeture sight to be more like the Garands. That's all I remember.