Four digit 03 Springfield

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I bought this from a friend of mine yesterday. I don't think any of the parts are original to the reciever serial number except maybe the butt plate. The stock has a WWII cartouche and I think it's a type four by the profile. The bore is pitted but has decent rifleing and the muzzle gauges 1 1/2. I knew when I bought it that it wasn't any where close to being original but I couldn't resist because of the low serial number which(according to the VI shooters page)put it in the first year of production, 1903. The brown spotting is apparently rust but doesn't seem to be causing any major pitting. I wiped it down with oil and a lot of brownish red came off on the cloth. The firing pin is late, 1925-1940, it has a pre WWII sear, and the bolt heat lot is JJ5.
I am not sure if the JJ5 is the same as J5, but J5 would put it around 1918-1919. If it wasn't raining here I'd take some pictures outside in decent light, the flourecent light makes it look crappier than it really is. When my friend told me he had a four digit 03 I got pretty excited but he didn't say anything about the condition. When I saw it I was pleased that at least it hadn't been sporterized. I gave him $500 for it.

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