RIA 1903 Springfield Build

[usabaker]

That sounds great USABaker. I look forward to the pictures.

Hey Eddie, I pulled out the stock and it is an RIA but it was not as good as I thought it was, at some point in its life an owner sanded so the cartouches are light the stock itself is nice if not for that. I don't know what year it is the receiver that was in it was not an RIA it was a Springfield Ser# 611998. If you don't find anything else and this will work for you PM me. Maybe one if the Springfield expert her can date this stock.

bill

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[usabaker]

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[usabaker]

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[EddieB]

Hey Eddie, I pulled out the stock and it is an RIA but it was not as good as I thought it was, at some point in its life an owner sanded so the cartouches are light the stock itself is nice if not for that. I don't know what year it is the receiver that was in it was not an RIA it was a Springfield Ser# 611998. If you don't find anything else and this will work for you PM me. Maybe one if the Springfield expert her can date this stock.

bill

Thanks Bill those are some great pictures. I will PM

[usabaker]

those are some great pictures.

I use my wife's lighting system she uses to take pictures of the cakes and crap she bakes, sometimes to her displeasure (I don't put it away "right" )

[Roy]

Yes Vishooter hasn't changed since I began collecting, but it is known as the most accurate.

The build cartouche is too faint to read but the RIA FK (Frank Krack)is a rebuild mark from RIA during 1920 -30. -Brophy

Is there a RI stamped on the forend tip?

Nice stock. I like rebuild stocks, I can make the rifle as mixed up as I like as correct to the rebuild date.

[EddieB]

Yes Vishooter hasn't changed since I began collecting, but it is known as the most accurate.

The build cartouche is too faint to read but the RIA FK (Frank Krack)is a rebuild mark from RIA during 1920 -30. -Brophy

Is there a RI stamped on the forend tip?

Nice stock. I like rebuild stocks, I can make the rifle as mixed up as I like as correct to the rebuild date.

I am a software guy and depending on what needs to be done, maybe I could help to update the site. If the current administrator is intersted, just send me an email or pm.

Roy, do you know how the RIA metal was marked? or was it marked? By marked I mean "R" like for Remington.

[Roy]

To Eddie

Most of the good info was copyrighted to John Beard. If you could contact him and if he let you use his lists you could create a new site quite easily which could be the best M1903 site around, I'm not tech at all but I would like to help with such a project if possible and the platform was easy.

I need to get the RIA book, but very early in production I think RIA had some proofs like eagles heads and ordnance bombs but by WW1 they were not used.

Roy

[usabaker]

The build cartouche is too faint to read but the RIA FK (Frank Krack)is a rebuild mark from RIA during 1920 -30. -Brophy

Is there a RI stamped on the forend tip?

It is "RIA FK" it looks like there is an "S" on the forend tip it was covered in gunk, Also found a C or O in the mag/trigger guard well here is a picture;

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[cplstevennorton]

it was a Springfield Ser# 611998.

I want to hear about this rifle. That is a very interesting serial range to me.