Parker Rifle?

[OH Osthaus]

a friend who really knows them looked at the auction gun with me and estimated it would bring 700 to 800 -

so he was almost dead on - remember - this was not an excellent condition gun- but had no major flaws

[Bill Murphy]

A nice sporterized 03 Springfield with some German influence. Extra stock finish is about all we can say about its condition without better pictures. Not the zenith of Springfield sporters because of the absence of a Griffin and Howe scope mount. The serial number will tell us more, as will better pictures. It seems to have a base for probably a Lyman 48 peep sight. The first step in returning a rifle like this to its original modified sporter configuration would be to remove the scope and mounts and find someone who can invisibly fill the non original screw holes in the receiver. Prewar Springfield aftermarket sporters reach their best value as iron sighted guns that have never been scoped. The exception would be a rifle fitted with a Griffin and Howe side mount, installed with blind screw heads at Griffin and Howe.