1903 Ross

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stoggie

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I just wanted to post some pics of my 1903 Ross's. These you can say are restorations, but all I did was put some missing parts on them. One is a MkI, the other is a MkI*. Most MkI's never left the factory, and were converted to MkI*'s. The changes were the rear sight, handguards, and some mods to the bolt and wood.

Here are what they looked like when I received them:
http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg126/theoriginalstoggie/1903Ross/Before/?albumview=slideshow

Luckily, I met a Ross collector in the US that had a bunch of spare parts kicking around (thanks a billion if you're tuned in!) This allowed me to complete the MkI* (except the rear handguard - I will have to find one or make one) and make the MkI a sporter which I hope to restore to fully one day (missing some small parts, bands and wood). I also took some pics of the internals, as I'm sure many of you have never seen them before. Quite a neat design, and a pretty complicated mag cut off system but easy to operate. Here are the pics:
http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg126/theoriginalstoggie/1903Ross/After/?albumview=slideshow

I also took pics of the bolts and differences. The MkI* changes were a change to the extractor as in the MkI the extractor simply falls out when the bolt is removed. The other is the fact that the cocking piece was a thread design, so if you played around with it, the firing pin will recede or retract causing firing issues. The fix was to pin the cocking piece so that your average soldier wouldn't mess with it.
http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg126/theoriginalstoggie/1903Ross/Bolts/?albumview=slideshow

This info is based on the Ross Rifle story, and on my own observations. If I am wrong in any way, please feel free to correct me. If you have some of the parts I'm missing and are willing to part with them, let me know.

Enjoy!
 
Nice Ross.
I am a fan of them myself.
I own an 1905 rifle. In really good condition, have the bayonet. Everything is matching serials and it has seen service over seas.
Was once offered $2000 Can for it but had to turn down the offer considering it was my great grandfather rifle in the war.
Means way more than any amount of cash to me.
 
Great photos and great rifles. Excellent save!

I am awaiting arrival of a 1905, my first Ross, (and a copy of the Ross Rifle Story) and fully expect I will be drawing upon the knowledge of many of the same individuals you have. There is certainly much less info to be found online about the Ross rifles compared to, say, Enfields.

Keep us posted on further progress.
 
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