High Number RIA

[John Beard]

I got this rifle at an auction for 500.00. It measures new on the throat and the muz. The finish on the metal 99%. This is one of the RIAs finished by SA. Should it have a SA NS bolt? What inspectors marks should be on the S stock?

Hey Chuck, I got a delivery yesterday. Nice job! Thanks, Ralph.

Your rifle, RIA S/N 418xxx, can correctly have any bolt made prior to 1928, to include straight-handled casehardened bolts. It can also correctly have an RIA straight-handled "NS" or "R 10" bolt. Or it can have an SA curved handle bolt marked "J 5" or "N S" (without periods) atop the handle.

E-mail for correct stock markings.

Hope this helps.

J.B.