Originally Posted by
Patrick Chadwick
Unissued- O natch! Highly likely in that peaceful time in 1943 when the USA didn't have a care in the world, and was making guns just for the enjoyment of collectors 7 decades later!
(That was sarcasm, just in case nobody noticed.)
Re-arsenaled? Yes - as shown by the stamps on the butt.
Fake? No, it is a real 1903-A3, not an imitation.
but
Falsified? Quite possibly, if the sight protector is dodgy.
BTW, over here you could stick a 1 in front of the price in Euros. Please read my latest post on the Enfield forum and think again. Here in Mauserland I would buy it faster than you could say flaming bomb, sight protector or not.