Can't say about the originality of the safety, front band, and rear sight without knowing the manufacturer and serial number as these were phased in in later production, they may be correct. The stock looks like it could have been USGI and someone fitted an extension to replace the oiler slot...
If I am not mistaken, that was the way they were trained to reassemble it by Uncle Sam back in the day. Very common on USGI issued 1911s. Of course it doesn't show as much on those with parkerized finish.
Here is a rifle I won on GB a couple of weeks ago. It is a decently sporterized 1903 that appears to have started life as a National Match rifle.
The interesting thing about it, is that it was bought by Brigadier General George Rehm while he was a Colonel in 1948. He was a member of the...
Sport10990, Beautiful collection. Are you also on the CMP Forum and 1903 FB group? Is the Unertl sniper a real sniper combo or did you luck into the USMC-Sniper scope and install it on a good appropriate rifle?
I just picked up this nice sporterized Springfield 1903 rifle. It started as a 1928 National Match, and was sold by the Army to Col George Rehm in 1948. He was Executive Officer of Gen Douglas MacArthur's headquarters in the Pacific during WW2. He was later promoted to Brigadier General.
Is there a electro pencil markings on the receiver legs when you remove it from the stock? Some of the late rebuilds bedded areas of the stock to reuse older ones in otherwise good condition.
The bolt sleeve is a Remington and is parkerized, they were originally blued, smith corona has a scalloped shape to the sides. The stock has had the original cartouches removed and is stamped with the OG stamp which would have happened during a rebuild. Some rifles have the OG stamp and were...
Yes, it has a scant stock. It would have originally has a straight stock without grasping grooves. It would have originally been stamped with RA, FJA, and the ordnance wheel on the left side.