1903 Inspector Stamps

[shooter88]

Hello everyone. I noticed that my 1903 Mk 1 has no inspector stamps...anywhere. It just has the "P" proof mark just to the rear of the trigger guard and a small "50" next to that. Now, it seems to have all of the correct parts for a Mk 1...the sear, magazine cutoff switch, J5 marked bolt, and the stock is cut out around the ejection port on the left of the receiver. The rifle was built in 1918 and has a 6/19 dated barrel. It was my understanding that all of these rifles went through a rebuild and were therefore stamped with an inspector stamp. I can only think of two reasons why...either this rifle never went through a rebuild, or someone sanded the markings from the stock (but then why would they leave the "P"?). What do you guys think? There are pictures of it in my other thread titles "My 1903 Mk1" I think it is.

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