I bought the stock and handguard pictured here off of eBay for a project I have planned. I do not know if they were ever on the same rifle or were just thrown together at some point. I need to know if they would be better served on someone's real restoration or if it matters if I use them on the project I have planned.

My project is a pile of parts I have aquired over the years. I have a Remington 1903 stripped action s/n 3,163,xxx [which makes it a 1942 I think] bought 15 years ago and a 1903 barrel marked USMC date of 9 41 with a circled S below the date stamp. Could the receiver/barrel combo be right together? I am building a shooter for me out of all this but want it to be fairly accurate in detail. Or maybe it becomes a Springfield prototype that never made it into production.

Anyway I bought this stock and handguard for the project but have some questions on the markings. For my project I also don't want to use anything that could be better used in a real restoration. I had originally thought of buying a repro C stock to use for this but don't know if that is historically accurate or not either.




What is the C stamped over the flaming bomb on the forened tip?


What is the D stamped in front of the triggerguard inlet?


What is with the weird inspector stamp on the left side ahead of the grip?


What is the 45 stamp on the butt?


Does the drawing number D28179 on the handguard make it special or unique?


I really appreciate any info you guys can provide.

Thanks,
Norm
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