My Humble 1922 Family

[artd]

1922 been on my bucket list for years
Well last week while on vacation went to a gun show
I was one of the first in, anyway there she set and in fantastic condition
Well too make a long story short she is at my house now
And it shoots lights out ,smooth as silk
It's a mod. 1922 mkii

Congratulations, the M1922MII was my first also. As someone told me at the time, it probably won't be your last.

Post a few pictures of it and if you provide the complete SN, I will see if it is listed in the SRS. The bottom of the bolt should also be etched to match the receiver SN.

Art

 

[palmettomoon]

Some new additions:

The first one is a correct, original finish Model of 1922. It is SN 1546 has a barrel date 10-22 and was likely assembled in 1923. Nothing terribly special about that, other than the fact that only 2020 Model of 1922 rifles were made and very few remain in original condition. What is different, however, is the grasping groove on the 1922, (NRA), stock. The grasping groove is standard on the issue stocks, but is an anomaly on the 1922 stock. Reports are that some early Model of 1922’s had this stock and with some digging, I have stumble across the following rifles with grasping grooves; SN’s 1, 20, 1444, 1698 and now 1546.

The second rifle is a M1922MI transition model. It is SN 20392 and has a 10-31 barrel date. Transition rifles were late SN M1922MI’s that were offered for sale by the DCM in 1934 with the new M2 bolt and M2 magazine. The M2 bolt was the first variant without the headspace adjustment feature. Brophy’s book references these rifles, stating that probably less than 200 were produced. A Jan/Feb 1985 Man at Arms article, by W. P. Eyberg, lists only 84 known serial numbers, including 20392.

Pretty sure I hate you. LOL!

 

[WFO62]

Beautiful Collection Sir... artd Well done...

 

[artd]

Pretty sure I hate you. LOL!

Then it's a good thing that I'll also not good looking!

 

[palmettomoon]

A friend has offered one to me fully stocked like a 1903, but we haven't talked price yet.

 

[artd]

A friend has offered one to me fully stocked like a 1903, but we haven't talked price yet.

Few more details are needed. Are we talking a 1922 series rifle in a 1903 stock?

 

[artd]

#9 is an interesting Springfield M2. It is a first variant M2, SN “3950”, with the correct early M2 bolt that was not adjustable for headspace. Metal has been re-parkerized dark-gray. Barrel date is 6-37 and is likely original to the rifle. The stock is an M1 “B” type issue stock that was converted to an M2 by modifying the pistol grip.

So here’s what is interesting, the serial number has an “A” suffix, 3950A. The suffix is the correct font, perfectly aligned and was present when the receiver was re-parkerized. I, personally, have never heard or seen any type suffix on an M2 rifle. Of course a suffix was added to Model of 1922’s, (A), and M1922M1’s, (B), which were converted to M2’s, but this was not the case for early M2’s.

I can only speculate that maybe this was a rifle used as a M2A1 sub-caliber training device and the “A” suffix may have been to denote that.