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likely a lend lease gun, other countries stamped the serial on the bolt, common for bolts to get mixed up during reimport back to the USA

noticed a nice greek return that would be a great example on the auction they have right now

just search gun auctions USA. they are located in Largo FL.

dont get desperate, alot of Junk being sold on line these days, there is a good auction house out of FL that offers up some nice 1903s now and then. go to gunshows, and learn what no to but, ...

parts gun, someone dropped in the stock other than Military

i could make that pistol look like it should. iv restored alot worse

notice, the recoil lug area has been opened up to take a 1903a3 , but no band cut for the handguard ring. would fine for a sniper clone

honestly, if this were a rifle, that i personally was looking to buy, id keep on walking. too many other good examples to be had, that can be shot and enjoyed safely. this aint one of them.

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iv seen some replacement barrels that were off, most were marked reject or other marking , most likely this was done by a gunsmith, by the looks of the pin, through the sight, and the extra long...

top one , barrel is a replacement. original was likely 12-43 or 1-44. rifle looks refinished. the bottom, also has a replacement barrel, original was likely 7-43 to 9-43, scopes are both...

i was going by the list on line of dates ect

i own 7273576 that i was figuring mid Jan 1945

iv seen some with the same grind marking, as wells as deep grind marks at the receiver ring were the handguard rings goes on, mostly on later made Remingtons,

my comment wasnt directed at anyone , just a clarification, on the process.. i hear turn the shoulder back tossed around in random comments and it makes me cringe lol

normal,, war time manufacturing.. turn em and burn em

ok,, sounds like it just needs to be finished reemed./.
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ill touch on a few things posted.
setting the shoulder back. sounds easy, and anyone who says, just set the should back, as...

so,., youv owned it 42 years, and have shot it a bunch, and now all of a sudden it wont close on a go gauge? does it close easy on a factory round? if so, your good to go

markings are most likely not legit

the font on the scope isnt indexed like it should be. and not deep enough in one spot as it is in others. look at how straight and nicely indexed the lettering is on this scope

133575133574do yourself a favor, toss poyers book in the trash, compare the markings on your scope, that are likely done on a data plate from a Malcom repo scope, to my original mint scope

133573receiver is genuine, thats were it ends, scope is not genuine, bolt is not genuine, stock is very suspect, at least the markings are.

stock is most likely original to the rifle, last group of the A4s had alot of scant grips stocks, has been rebuilt, handguard was most likely replaced during rebuild. no scope is common, most sold...

i have seen the S in a diamond marking before on a few trench gun stocks i had, and tommy gun stocks that came off the rocky mountain Ars,

the SC barrels i have seen that were 2 groove were all 9-43 dated.

has a Smith Corona stock. for sure has been rebuilt, reparked ect, not new unissued. likely has an OG stamp on the stock someplace, bit steep for a price, also noticed the follower is installed...