little joe
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Greetings,
How can I tell if my new rifle is unissued, refurbished or both? It looks virtually NEW. Park on bolt face, bolt, bolt lugs, receiver race ways are perfect, not one mark on them.
Metal: Green Park ( except as noted ) condition 100%
Metal: Blue ( rear sight and extractor ) condition 100%
(markings) "R" on forward barrel band, both forward sling rings, rear sight, bolt handle, extractor and bolt release. "RA", 4-43, flaming bomb and "P"on barrel.
Wood: Perfect. 100%
(markings) FJA, OG, SSAA, GSAA, "P", VERY FAINT numbers forward of magazine well and cartouche.
Bore: perfect.
Sight hood: Capital "S" with horizontal line through it.
I would not want to shoot this rifle if some how it was as issued from the Remington factory. I got and read several 1903 Springfield books and did a lot of online research, BUT can not tell whether the rifle is UNISSUED and just passed through OGDON or was just a beautiful REFURBISH or BOTH !?
Thanks Joe
How can I tell if my new rifle is unissued, refurbished or both? It looks virtually NEW. Park on bolt face, bolt, bolt lugs, receiver race ways are perfect, not one mark on them.
Metal: Green Park ( except as noted ) condition 100%
Metal: Blue ( rear sight and extractor ) condition 100%
(markings) "R" on forward barrel band, both forward sling rings, rear sight, bolt handle, extractor and bolt release. "RA", 4-43, flaming bomb and "P"on barrel.
Wood: Perfect. 100%
(markings) FJA, OG, SSAA, GSAA, "P", VERY FAINT numbers forward of magazine well and cartouche.
Bore: perfect.
Sight hood: Capital "S" with horizontal line through it.
I would not want to shoot this rifle if some how it was as issued from the Remington factory. I got and read several 1903 Springfield books and did a lot of online research, BUT can not tell whether the rifle is UNISSUED and just passed through OGDON or was just a beautiful REFURBISH or BOTH !?
Thanks Joe
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