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1903 Stock question

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CZguy

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I'm restoring a 1903 Springfield made in Jan 1930. How can I tell what style stock was originally on the rifle? S, Scant, or C stock.
 
I don't know exactly when the 1903A1 configuration with C stock came out, but about that time. If for shooting, that's the way I would go anyhow. An S stock is always right.

The scant stock was a WW II compromise and would not be suitable unless you were setting it up as a wartime reissue.
 
There are 4 basic stocks for the M1903 style rifles.

1903_stockpic.jpg

These can be broken down further for a total of 16 known variations. Your 1930 Springfield would have left the armory wearing a S stock with grasping grooves and two recoil bolts. Stamped D A L in a box and the circle P proof mark. Possible a small S in the cutoff notch. Springfield used this style from 1921 (possibly earlier) to 1939.

Most all M1903's have been through at least 1 clean and repair so it could have any stock today.
 
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