What in the world did I get myself into?

[Calif-Steve]

Hard telling when and where this rifle found an RA '03 barrel. I thuoght all of the RA barrels in early 1942 went on rifles. Not a spares barrel, by any means. I would guess a fairy recent re-barrel job. Perhaps 1-2 yeras ago? Not sure by any means. Is there large "B" stamp on the bottom of the triggerguard? If so, then a Greek rebuild. Rifle isn't the ideal shooter.

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[Cordite]

No, there isn't any mark or stamp on the triggergaurd anywhere. I was thinking about this. In a combat situation, with a rather continuous rate of fire, obviously things got hot real fast (no pun intended). But in shooting single shots, off hand or from the bench, or when hunting, would that well-spaced single shot generate enough heat to cause either a shattering or a peeling of the receiver? Is it at all significant that the only markings on the bolt are the letter "R" under the bolt handle and on the bottom of the bolt? I can see no number, although there a mark that is under the bolt handle that was struck where the curve of that handle begins, rendering it unreadable. However it is not really near the "R". Is this serial number one of the low ones? It's 685268.

Jeesh.