I have been told that the government had some Lyman 48S receiver sights and Lyman 17 front sights, installed on 1903-A3 rifles.

Is this a fact?

If this is true, is there some way to define which serial numbers, or where and when, this rifle may have received this treatment?

The reason that I am asking is awhile back I bought a 1903-A3 rifle with a severely Bubbaed original pistol grip stock. All of the major metal of the 1903-A3 has been untouched, and
the small metal parts are replaceable if bubba messed them. And I was wondering if this rifle was done this way at a government arsenal, or if this was a later civilian installation by a gunsmith.

It seems that I read someplace, that some of the 1903-A3's were originally made up this way for match shooting of some kind. This has gotten me real curious, and I want to find out as much as I can before I start restoring what Bubba did to this fine rifle.

Did I say that I don't like Bubba gun hobbyists?

Bill
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