M1903 Rock Island......Information requested

[yoebuff1]

Thanks guys....
Chukindenver...one other question then. what about the rear site? when they did the arsenal rebuild would they have used an R marked site?

I was surprised just how little information is out there as to correct configurations for arsenal rebuilds and who shared parts. I found tons on the M1 and their entire parts fiasco but very little on these 03's

[jarrodeu]

Does anyone see this as a possible USMC rebuild?
Jarrod

[Rick the Librarian]

The "R" stamped rear sight was made by Remington and would have dated to sometime in the 1942-1945 time frame.

[yoebuff1]

Thanks guys for all the help. then except for a possible bolt housing being replaced it probably is all original for arsenal rebuild. the stock remains a mystery. either the cartouches are worn off or it could have had some light sanding. the inspector 3 is still visable underneath. so it could go either way. the finish is too nice I think for them to have been worn off. but either way, its a rarer early stock.

[highpower3006]

They used the "U" feature, supposedly going back to before the Civil War.

They certainly used it by the time of the War of Northern Aggression. here is a picture of the lower band on my 1862 dated '61 Springfield.

[gsimmons]

It actually started with the model 1855 series of weapons.