M1903 Factory Sneak?

[M1903Guy]

Attachment 46269Attachment 46270Attachment 46271Attachment 46272Attachment 46273Attachment 46274Attachment 46275Attachment 46276"Buy the rifle, not the story" is sage advice. However, when I picked up this rifle a few years ago it didn't come with a story so I've had to make one up. But I figured I'd ask you guys for your opinion.

It is a beautifully finished M1903 Springfield that I suspect walked out of Springfield Armory much like the old Johnny Cash song "One piece at a time". Everything about the rifle says late 1918/early 1919. Perhaps an ordnance worker decided to reward himself now that the Great War had ended.

All the metal parts are finely blued. The Barrel is an AV, ordnanace bomb, 10 - 18.
The rear sight face is polished bright and has dished adjustment knobs.
The receiver is marked "U.S. Springfield Army Model 1903." But no serial number was ever applied.
The butt plate is finely checkered.
The trigger is serrated.
There is no Hatcher hole.

The stock is nicely a finished two bolt finger groove; but it has no markings save for a small number "4" behing the trigger housing. No signs of post production sanding. It is, however ,milled for a "Mark I" rifle with a small indent where the Mark I's oval opening would be.
The handguard is pre-1910 - no sight cut, no clips.

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