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Go to the forums at thecmp.org and send a Private Message (PM) to jmanngun. He runs Rocket City Armory in Madison, Alabama, and specializes in the M1903 Springfield and the type of gunsmith work you...

Not listed.

J.B.

Yes.

J.B.

National Match rifles drilled and tapped for Lyman 48 sights were indeed available through the DCM during certain time periods. But I no longer recall where the documentation is located. It's...

I do not discount the comments of ssgross. However, I have a barrel in my collection with the markings rotated 90 degrees from vertical. The worker misaligned the barrel in the engraver. So...

In the mid to latter 1800's with single shot rifles, bayonet combat was commonplace. With the advent of long range magazine repeating rifles, the bayonet took on a secondary role in combat. So Army...

Your rifle is not listed in SRS. I note that your rifle falls in the Mark I serial range.

J.B.

Your rifle is fitted with a bolt made by Brown & Sharpe, a WWII spare parts contractor. The bolt is a replacement and is not original to your rifle. The correct bolt for your rifle would have a...

The "CKS" inspection stamp, I believe, is a U.S. Army Ordnance stamp. I do not believe that would appear on a USMC sniper rifle. I am also apprehensive that the USMC got any Type C stocks from that...

Hi, Hammer!

I have three very early Remington M1903's with R.A./10-41 dated barrels.

J.B.

You have a Springfield Armory Type C stock manufactured in 1941 or early 1942. The handguard is from a Remington M1903 rifle.

J.B.

Hey Hammer,

I can run your serial numbers in SRS if you still need that. Just email them to me. And it was a pleasure making your acquaintance at the AGCA show.

J.B.

You are correct that it's a post-WWI Springfield Armory inspection stamp. But the inspector and his exact tenure have not been identified.

J.B.

That particular drawing number is listed neither as a service rifle part nor as a National Match rifle part. That drawing number, however, is surrounded by National Match drawing numbers. So...

I concur with your reasoning. Since the stock is devoid of both an arsenal overhaul stamp and a configuration update, the stock was likely fitted as a field replacement.

J.B.

The letter you got from SRS is in error. You do indeed have a Special Target rifle. I have S/N 1269281 and it's also a Special Target. And like your rifle, my rifle is also fitted with a Lyman...

Your 1914 Springfield Armory rifle has a pre-1907 stock on it. So it's not entirely original.

J.B.

The A.A.J. and script encircled "P" are indeed very early Augusta Arsenal inspection and proof stamps from the WWI period.

J.B.

I can't answer all your questions, but I will post some commentary.

While it's certainly possible that your rifle was not altered until 1913, a more likely scenario is that your rifle was altered...

The stock appears to be in well-used condition. But at $200, you did o.k.

J.B.

The slings with a date and a 3-letter inspector's initial are military issue. Absence of these markings indicates a probable commercial sling.

J.B.

It just occurred to me that the extraneous milling mark may have been intended to remove the appearance of a scant forging. Scant receiver forgings are rare, but they do exist. I found one on a...

I have not seen anything like that before. And I have no idea how that happened or what was intended. But I can say that nothing went to waste. So it's entirely possible, but unlikely, that the...

I am unable to comment on the authenticity of a star-marked barrel sans star-gauge record number. I do not recall having seen one. But I concur that the workers were human and errors/oversights...

I am unable to comment on the authenticity of your star-marked barrel sans star gauge record number. I can, however, point out that January, 1922, was the beginning of a new series of star gauge...