1903/03A3 barrel identification
Sometime back I bought a 4 groove, '03A3 barrel from Numerich. There wasn't much information available about it, but it was dirt cheap, so I bought it. The outside is nothing to write home about, but the bore and rifling is excellent.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...rrel0071-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...rrel0011-1.jpghttps://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...rrel0091-1.jpghttps://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...rrel0151-1.jpg
The only identifying mark I can find is a "3" near the breach..nothing near the front sights cuts, or anywhere else that I can see.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...rel00611-1.jpghttps://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...rrel0031-1.jpg
The exterior is rough and has a bit of light rust. It almost looks like it was once parkerized and had the parkerization removed.
Anyone have any ideas on the origins of this barrel?