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Steve,
STOCK- high wood, oval oiler slot, IO stamped in sling cut, block letter P in circle stamped on bottom of the pistol grip; large, crossed-nozzle, circular cartouche on right side...

I have an Inland carbine, SN 399,386, that has an undated Inland barrel with a long skirt. Other than having a milled, adjustable rear sight that is unstaked, the rest of the carbine appears to be...

Mr. Beard, thanks for your help. You have a wealth of knowledge, a National Treasure. When are you going to publish the "Book of Secrets" on the M1903?

This is the photo of the rifle and floor plate that Mr. Beard commented on. Thanks for the original. I think it was C & R Fan or something in that vein.

Dear Mr. Beard, In August you viewed photos on this web site of a M1903 rifle. You very expertly broke down the various parts on the rifle as to their period of use. I was intrigued by your comment...

Here are photos of two M1903 smooth butt plates. Comparing them to the photos on the Vi Shooter site, the plate on the left is the pre-1910 variation and the plate on the right is the 1917-1920...

A couple weeks ago, on this board, I found that I had an early Springfield rear sight on an early Rock Island rifle and a Rock Island rear sight on a Springfield that had been refurbished at Rock...

OK. Switching sights was a good idea. Now the Rock Island has a Rock Island leaf. There are collector's who flinch at "changing the history" of the rifle, but I've done my share of restoring M1...

I wasn't sure what the difference was between a Springfield "7" and a Rock Island "7" on the sighting scale. I have a Springfield that was overhauled by Rock Island during the WW1 period. The...

Thanks to all for the comments and information about the Rock Island.

Rear sight pin is to the rear. I hope the photo link works

http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc204/cerussell/

I recently bought a RIA M1903 with a RIA 4-06 barrel date, serial number 32238, high wood, no cross bolt bolt stock with CN 1908 cartouche; handguard without sighting groove or clips; smooth trigger...