The barrel is almost certainly a replacement. Rock Island M1903s above @ 375,000 were often shipped to Springfield as "spare parts" and completed with Springfield parts. Your rifle was completed in early 1918 with an RIA 1918 barrel.
The barrel is almost certainly a replacement. Rock Island M1903s above @ 375,000 were often shipped to Springfield as "spare parts" and completed with Springfield parts. Your rifle was completed in early 1918 with an RIA 1918 barrel.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
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