Need help with a 1903 stock cartouche

[Freestateguy]

Hello,
I have a 1903 SA serialized in 1905 that looks to have been rebuilt at RIA around 1918. Its has a blued RIA barrel dated 3-18. The stock has a stylized P in a circle on the wrist and a single boxed WMH 1918 cartouche just to the rear of the cut off. I have been down the rabbit hole trying to find out who this is. The previous owner told me this inspector worked at RIA in 1918-1919 but I cant find him listed anywhere.

Also, the bottom of the barrel is marked C104 just to the rear of the front sight.
Is this a heat lot # ?

Thanks for any help

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[RCS]

The C104 is steel lot code, WMH is listed under Springfield Armory but could have been at Rock
Island too, no dates were provided

[Freestateguy]

Thanks for the info RCS
Really appreciated !

[John Beard]

W.M.H. is William M. Halferty, a rifle inspector at Rock Island Arsenal in 1918. There is no evidence that he also worked at Springfield Armory.

J.B.

[m1903rifle]

On the subject of cartouches, has anyone identified the SA inspector B.H.M.? I have a very nice 1909 SA M1903 with that cartouche.

[John Beard]

On the subject of cartouches, has anyone identified the SA inspector B.H.M.? I have a very nice 1909 SA M1903 with that cartouche.

Not that I am aware of. But I acknowledge that it's a very common inspection stamp from the pre-1910 period.

J.B.