I am looking for a value on this firearm and some help in making sense of my observations. Please let me know if I need to move post to the standard form.

1903A3, serial number dated to 11/43 with a RA barrel dated 9/43. 2 grove barrel. Blued bolt, bands and nose cap (the bolt is missing it was stripped). Stock is in great shape, has RA, FJA and cannons, cross bolts, does not appear to be refinished. Band spring cutout looks to be Remington (I beleive). I do not see any arsenal stamps on the stock. All parts that I have seen are "R" marked.

Now what is bothering me is:
The receiver and barrel have a dark gray (almost black) not the greenish park that I would have hoped to see. Any thoughts on this?
Is the blued front band correct? I thought it should be parked as well.

For the most part I would say it appears to be correct, but want the options of other smarter then I. Thanks for any input.

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