1903 Stock

[Grandpa8]

Looking at two 1903's with two different stocks (both straight) but one has finger grooves and one does not. Was there a transition time in manufacture? The earlier one is without the grooves. Have not been able to locate a reference in my research.

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[highpower3006]

If the non-finger groove stock is a '03 (rather than an 03-A3,) is is very likely that it is off of a Remington '03. IIRC, all Springfield, Rock Island and VERY early Remington M1903 rifles had finger groove stocks.

[Grandpa8]

So if it is a Springfield 03 it will have a finger-grooved stock? Anything else is replacement and non-Sringfeld.

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[Herschel]

There were replacement straight stocks made in WWII that were inletted for both the 1903 and 1903A3 these were made without grasping grooves. Most likely your rifle stock was replaced with one of these.

[Rick the Librarian]

Type C (full pistol grip) stocks were used for National Match and a few mid- to late 1930s M1903s.