My M1903A3 from 1943

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I purchased this a couple of months ago along with an M1 Garand. The eighty year old gentleman had it for 25 years and fired it only five shots. The rifle was full of grease. I used a hair dryer to sweat it out of the stock and then applied a few coats of tung oil.
The barrel is in excellent shape and dated Sept. 1943. The receiver is Oct. 1943.
The scant grip stock is a replacement. There is an R on the left side of the trigger, bolt handle, bolt, and front sight, but not on the rear sight. An A is stamped for the height of the front sight blade.
One of the pics looking down the tube has a Bill Bentz USMC sight cover, one right side also. The other sight cover shots are show an unissued Remington.
When I first got it I went to a 100 yd range, and after a little bore cleaning, fired 1 MOA with some good factory ammo.
My first time with the pics.

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