New member & new purchase

[Rick the Librarian]

The barrel was installed post-military and is a later M1903A3. The military used M1903 barrels for M1903s. The stock is a replacement. FK = Frank Krack, who was the chief of small arms inspection at Rock Island from 1941 to early 1946.

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[m1903rifle]

The barrel was installed post-military and is a later M1903A3. The military used M1903 barrels for M1903s. The stock is a replacement. FK = Frank Krack, who was the chief of small arms inspection at Rock Island from 1941 to early 1946.

Rick.............that's what I was thinking.

[Sigfan86]

The barrel was installed post-military and is a later M1903A3. The military used M1903 barrels for M1903s. The stock is a replacement. FK = Frank Krack, who was the chief of small arms inspection at Rock Island from 1941 to early 1946.

Thank you for the info. I appreciate it.

[supercub]

The barrel was installed post-military and is a later M1903A3. The military used M1903 barrels for M1903s. The stock is a replacement. FK = Frank Krack, who was the chief of small arms inspection at Rock Island from 1941 to early 1946.

I would say they did a darn good job putting a 1903 front and rear sight on an A3 barrel.