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Thanks. I was just coming back to make that statement. It does not appear to have been refinished; but, as "most" inspector stamps are a little light I'm guessing all the other markings were sanded...

Thank you. That was my guess as just about every military stock I see photos of has all sorts of stamps, initials, etc. This is one of the early Smith-Corona manufactured rifles of 1943...............

I posted that it was the only marking on the stock. Just for warm&fuzzies I went completely over the stock one more time. The ONLY mark on it is the Circle P. There is no sign that the stock has...

My 1903-A3 stock only has one mark!! Normal??

No indications of refinish.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2019/09/vqbFv39-1.jpg

I finally got my hands on a nice 1903-A3 built by Smith-Corona. I carried one on campus back in the day at Chafee Union High School in California.

I am retired USAF Master Sergeant and retired...