Would like your opinions of this Remington 1903-a4

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I recently purchased a Remington block 1 1903–a4 serial number 3423806 and barrel date of 9-43. I would appreciate your thoughts about its authenticity and condition. I have used Pryor’s Collecting the American Sniper Rifle 1900 to 1945 as my reference. The receiver, bolt, stock, barrel, trigger guard and butt plate all appear correct. I have not yet disassembled it to check it completely. The only thing I have found is the Weaver scope marking plate is marked Telescope, M73B1 Stock No 7579931 Serial No 635029. The serial number 34149 is electro penciled on the right side. According to Pryor this plate was used on the block 3 rifles. The cartouches and markings all appear correct. There is no arsenal markings on the left side of the butt stock on only a single P proof on the bottom of the stock indicating that this rifle has never been through arsenal rehab. I requested and got a letter from CMP stating that this rifle has been sold on their auction site on September 14, 2004. That could explain the scope difference as I don’t think CMP sold sniper rifles with scopes. Finally I had my gunsmith field strip the rifle and look at it. He felt that the rifle had been shot very little if ever and found traces of cosmoline in the receiver, bolt, and all under the follower spring. Please feel free to give me any comments you may have. Thanks you for your assistance

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