Assistance Confirming Suspected 1905M Factory Sporter Requested

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If the 1905 were mine, I`d leave it as is, other than repairing the rear sight etc.. Looking closer at it, there are some of 1905-R features, and the front sight would also be correct for a 1905-R.

I did not make out the Circle P until you mentioned it. This is normal stamp on a 1905-R, but that one looks like it might be humped.

Are there any numbers under the buttplate? It is also worth checking under the buttplate on the R-10 (numbers are usually quite small, last two serial numbers, stamped in the steel)

I also wonder about the lack of serial numbers on Ross factory sporters with all the other factory markings.

I do know there are others out there. I have seen two M-10 .280s, Two Civilian MkII**s and at least five 1905-Rs.

One of the M-10s was featured in an article in Man at Arms magazine if anyone cares to look.