1922M22 Springfield looking for info

[Fast996]

I purchased this 1922M2 rifle,but won't have it in hand till next week. I paid about $1400 for it and Springfields are new to me and have always wanted one. The rifle was made in 1928. The barrel is marked "11-28" has a two screw buttplate receiver is marked US Springfield Armory 1922M2 with no letter after it. Bolt is marked M2 w standard "ns" (nickel steel) It has scope blocks and I don't know if they can be original or not,but the rifle does look clean.The stock is very clean the finish on the receiver is a parkerized black finish.The finish looks new reparked? Can anybody shed some light on it for me.

The serial #224x is 4 digits. Thanks

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[Fast996]

Does this rifle looked to have the original finish or has it been reparked.If it has been and the D&T receiver how much does that devalue the rifle considering all parts are matching?

[Bent Ramrod]

It does look pretty "unused" for a rifle that somebody mounted a scope on, obviously for the purpose of target shooting. One would not expect no handling marks to occur afterwards. The owner would want to amortize his investment by running a lot of ammo through it.

That said, it looks to be a very well done, professional grade restoration job, especially if you don't see any wearing of stampings or dishing of screw holes. I've seen those Mitchell's Mausers that have been similarly cleaned up and they look almost new.

I would suggest you don't worry about what your investment in the gun is worth. You always wanted one and you now have one. Take it out and shoot it and enjoy it. I imagine by the time you get bored and want to sell the gun, the prices of such things will be even more astronomical than they are now.

I looked for years for a good 1922 at an affordable price and finally got one for $500. If I added the costs of the slight repairs that were needed to get the thing back to honest used condition, plus that of all the gasoline and gun show entrance fees I paid for in the search, the total cost would probably be on the order of what you paid.

It looks uber cool and shoots like a house afire. That's all I care about. I may refinish the stock on mine some day, and I hope it looks as good as yours when it is done.

[StrawHat]

W.R.Buchanan will be along shortly to answer your questions. He has a good deal of information available to him.

Another source is the Forum of the CMP. Several fellows there are 1922 addicts.

I have a M1922, built in July of 1922. Somewhere along the way, it was returned to the arsenal and rechambered for the 22 Hornet.

There are several threads on the M1922 and variants, a quick search will get you some general information.

To my eye, and looking at photos, not actually holding the rifle, the stock looks to have been sanded. Most of the ones I have seen have a nice dark color to them.

[W.R.Buchanan]

Present: your gun has definitely been Re-Parkerized. They weren't that black from the factory, and at 90+ years old it wouldn't look that good unless it was put into storage right after MFG, and I don't think any of them were. they ALL got used.

The Scope mounts are for a Lyman 5, 5a or Unertl scope and are not out of place. Many of these guns were set up that way from the arsenal. Pretty much all of them were used as Target Rifles, and some of them had scopes mounted. Also the ones made for civilian use and sold by the DCM had these mounts.

That part doesn't detract from the value at all. The Parkerizing would be the only thing that could possibly detract from the value, and then only in the eyes of a very serious collector. All of these guns got refinished at one time or another. Mine was redone at the Benicia Arsenal in CA in 1957 complete with new 1943 barrel and new stock. I consider it to be worth about twice what I paid for it.

You won't have any problems getting more than your money back if you ever decide to sell it, and if you use the gun frequently the Parkerizing will wear in eventually and rubbing it down with oil everytime you clean it will get it looking "used" in a few years.

I would suggest a copy of Brophy's book on Springfield Rifles. It has in depth coverage of all the Springfield .22's and you will be able to find virtually everything there is to know about your gun. I got one and there is a wealth of knowledge contained there about all the Springfield rifles.

You did good on your gun at $1400, it took me 45 years to get one, and I just shot Rimfire Silhouette with it yesterday. I sucked but it wasn't the guns fault.

It is an absolute joy to shoot and I think you will find the same with yours.

Enjoy! [smilie=w:

Randy