Remington 1903a3 with grease pencil marking inside th stock

[Cetme24]

First I would like to say hi as this is my first post and would like to thank you all for the wealth of information the members of this forum have shared. This 1943 Remington 1903a3 with a 9 of 43 barrel is my latest gun show purchase. I picked this one because it appears to be all correct and never been through a rebuild. All stock metal and bolt components are blued and marked R and the stock does not look to have ever been sanded. The only part not marked R is the sear that was marked with a box with something inside. The one thing I can't find any info on is if these had ever had any grease pencil inspection marks from the factory. This rifle appears to have not been removed from the stock much over the tears or ever had any real shooting or cleaning time. All the pakerized parts had a thin sticky preservative on them. On the inside of the stock by the front receiver screw their is a CL marked in red grease pencil that also transferred to the underside of the receiver. Could this be an arsenal mark or rebuild mark or is it something a previous owner did. I would like to thank any help in advance. Now I just have to figure how to post pics

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[Rick the Librarian]

First, welcome to our forum!!

Can you post pictures? I have seen some pencil or other markings on the interior, occasionally. There are a lot of people on this forum who can help you with what you have.

[Cetme24]

I will have to try to load them from my computer. It doesn't appear that I can post them from an IPhone. See what I can workout when I'm out of work

[browningautorifle]

Worst case, send them to me in email and I'll post them for you. Let me know and I'll PM an email address...

[Cetme24]

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[browningautorifle]

Nice looking rifle anyway...

[mrclark303]

Lovely looking rifle, a good honest wartime rifle, I would happily give her a home.

[Cetme24]

When I was looking to get a 1903a3 I wanted one that at least had good G.I wood, so as soon as I saw this one I snagged it up. I recently received a garand from the CMP that came with new cmp wood. It looks nice but just didn't have that military surplus feel to it.

[skip_c]

Cetme,
The RA on the stock is Remington Arms. The FJA is the Inspector at Remington Arms who did the original inspection at the factory Lt Col. Frank J. Atwood. He also inspected the Remington Rand .45's. I hope this helps.
Skip

[Rick the Librarian]

A slight correction to Skip's post - Col. Frank J. Atwood was not an inspector; he was the commander of the Rochester Ordnance District and his mark appeared on M1903A3s and Remington Rands, much in the same way the commanders of the Springfield Armory appeared on the stocks on M1s, like SA/GAW, SA/GHS, etc.