Springfield 1903 Floor Plate

Chipperman · November 21, 2017, 05:38 PM

Hey, I got a 1903 today. Receiver and barrel date to 1930. Scant stock with no markings except a few small stamps forward of the floor plate. The floor plate itself has a crossed key stamp on it. That's not original, is it? Any ideas where it came from? Thanks
http://rs5.pbsrc.com/albums/y164/Chi...h=210&fit=crop

highpower3006 · November 24, 2017, 01:30 PM

The only thing I could come up with is the "Crossed Keys of Heaven" which is a Papal symbol.

Other than that, I got nothin.

Chris_B · November 24, 2017, 09:24 PM

There was a battle of Cross Keys in Virginia, in 1862

Descendant of one of the participants once owned the rifle? Who knows.

Crossed key and sword is an old US Quartermaster's symbol.

Chipperman · November 24, 2017, 10:58 PM

Thanks for the replies.

I have been looking around, and found a similar crossed keys symbol is the insignia for the British 2nd Infantry Division.
Is the floor plate from a P17 the same dimension as the one for a 1903?
Maybe somebody had a P17 with that symbol commemorating the 2nd Division and it got switched with one for a 1903. I'm grasping at straws here..

shuvelrider · November 25, 2017, 05:53 PM

Maybe the Brit connection is that it was a Lend-Lease rifle during the second world war for their home guard.

November 21, 2017, 05:38 PM	#1
Chipperman Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2000 Location: Live Free or Die, Baby! Posts: 1,550	Springfield 1903 Floor Plate Hey, I got a 1903 today. Receiver and barrel date to 1930. Scant stock with no markings except a few small stamps forward of the floor plate. The floor plate itself has a crossed key stamp on it. That's not original, is it? Any ideas where it came from? Thanks http://rs5.pbsrc.com/albums/y164/Chi...h=210&fit=crop Last edited by Chipperman; November 21, 2017 at 05:51 PM.

November 24, 2017, 01:30 PM	#2
highpower3006 Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Location: Savannah TN Posts: 1,221	The only thing I could come up with is the "Crossed Keys of Heaven" which is a Papal symbol. Other than that, I got nothin.

November 24, 2017, 09:24 PM	#3
Chris_B Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2007 Posts: 3,101	There was a battle of Cross Keys in Virginia, in 1862 Descendant of one of the participants once owned the rifle? Who knows. Crossed key and sword is an old US Quartermaster's symbol.

November 24, 2017, 10:58 PM	#4
Chipperman Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2000 Location: Live Free or Die, Baby! Posts: 1,550	Thanks for the replies. I have been looking around, and found a similar crossed keys symbol is the insignia for the British 2nd Infantry Division. Is the floor plate from a P17 the same dimension as the one for a 1903? Maybe somebody had a P17 with that symbol commemorating the 2nd Division and it got switched with one for a 1903. I'm grasping at straws here..

November 25, 2017, 05:53 PM	#5
shuvelrider Senior Member Join Date: October 2, 2011 Location: West Coast of Michigan Posts: 136	Maybe the Brit connection is that it was a Lend-Lease rifle during the second world war for their home guard.