Quote Originally Posted by rice 123 View Post
I looked at this 03 about an hour ago it appears that the receiver is original blue the inside of the receiver where the bolt rides and around the chamber is worn away and shinny. is seems vary clean would they have rebarreled the rifle in 1918 and not reparked the whole GUN? also the other thing that really interests me is the stamps on the stock one is the standard BA for Bacinda but the other is a capital PODD in a rectangular box. would that be Pannama or the P.I.
Overhaul methods varied between arsenals and branch of service. Some did indeed re-barrel without refinishing (parkerizing). "POD D" is the overhaul inspection stamp of the Phillipines Ordnance Depot, Inspector "D" (last initial).

Hope this helps.

J.B.