The stock is stamped with a late boxed cartouche "RIA/EB" that is usually associated with rebuilt rifles, with a circled script "P" proof on the underside of the grip. It has a late pattern walnut handguard with the wide sighting groove on top with circular windage knob cutout on the rear. It has a correct late production/WWI era, straight grip "S" pattern walnut stock, with two stock bolts and finger grooves on the sides. It is fitted with an all blued, straight handled bolt manufactured by SA with the small single gas hole that is marked on the underside of the safety lug with "J 5". 5-22 and the receiver is serial numbered 391050, a High Number 1903.
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It has the standard five line RIA receiver markings over serial number "298649" and the barrel is marked "RIA/Ordnance Shell and flame/7-18" The underside of the barrel is stamped with heat lot "C109". Rock Island Arsenal US Model 1903 Rifle reissued in WWIIThis RIA 1903 rifle is in excellent condition as arsenal reissued in WWII and retains most of its original arsenal finishThe stock is a WWI stock with the finger grooves which were originally on the WW1 manufactured riflesThe barrel is stamped R.I.A. This rifle was manufactured right towards the end of the normal RIA production of 1903 rifles and has a mix of Springfield Armory and Rock Island Arsenal parts.
This is a late production/assembled Model 1903 bolt action rifle manufactured by Rock Island Arsenal.