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Question on Rock Island 1903 receiver color
Back in 2011, I bought an early (s/n 3576) Rock Island 1903 receiver from the CMP Auction.
I was able to restore the receiver to a pre WW1 era rifle with early parts & wood. My question is about the receiver blue color.
1) Could this blue color receiver be original ?
2) was this receiver re-finished by the militarty or some group such as the VFW or American Legion ?
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another Rock Islaand four digit 1903
Jim, you have a really nice early Rock Island and with a 12-05 barrel quite rare to find.
Back in 2011 when i bought my RIA s/n 3576 receiver, also bought another Rock Island receiver s/n 3670 in about the same condition as the first one plus a blued receiver too.
I was able to find a SA 6-10 dated barrel and Rick Borecky found a single bolt stock for me at the CMP North. This stock was an altered 1905 stock plus it had something that I never saw before on a 1903 butt plate, unit markings. Ed Byrns told me the markings are Troop H, 8th Cavalry, Trooper #18Attachment 129705Attachment 129706Attachment 129707Attachment 129708
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early Springfield CCV cartouched stock
The early "no stock bolt" CCV cartouched stock was not modified, no second hole in the fore-end tip and without the rod hole in the inside channel. This is an early 1906 stock, with a SA 2-07 dated barrel . I was told it was a rebuild from 30-03 cal which could well be, but both a new 30-06 barrel and new 1906 stockAttachment 130230Attachment 130231Attachment 130232Attachment 130233Attachment 130234 were used, bolt has the small s stamp. This rifle came out of an estate sale and was well taken care of with an exc bore.