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ROCK ISLAND MODEL 1903 BOLT ACTION RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:225.00 USD Estimated At:450.00 - 650.00 USD
ROCK ISLAND MODEL 1903 BOLT ACTION RIFLE.
Cal. 30-06. S# 340307. Bbl. 24". Receiver has added “HATCHER HOLE” on left side. Bolt marked on top w/ “S” & faint, partial “N”. Bolt electro penciled w/ matching S#. Bbl. marked behind front sight w/ “RIA”, flaming bomb & “9-18”. Ladder rear sight w/ volley notch, graduated to 2850 yds. Flat windage knob & dished elevation knob. Blade front sight w/ unmarked sheet metal cover. All milled furniture except stamp butt swivel. Smooth trigger. Smooth trap buttplate. Unmarked replacement straight grip stock made w/ 2 recoil bolts. Consignor supplied information states that in Bruce Canfields’ “Illustrated Guide to the ’03 Springfield Service Rifle” that many of the 1903 rifles overhauled by the US Marine Corps prior to & during the early stages of WW2 had bolts that were hand etched w/ the S#. CONDITION: stock set is arsenal rework finish w/ light wear, dents & handling marks. Metal has 80% arsenal reparkerization w/ thinning & wear. Good bore w/ lightly worn lands. (20-1974/RW). CURIO. $450-650.