Heys,
A friend of mine just inheritited a 1903 rifle. Unfortunately much of the history of the gun died with his grandfather.
I have not seen the gun yet but he gave me the Sn and read some markings off to me.
SN is 650XX.
It has Ordnance Flaming Bomb on it and a RIA stamp which I assume is for Rock Island Arsenal.
Any idea as to when the gun was made and by who, or other clues I need to look for to get this information for him?
Thanks
Matt
A friend of mine just inheritited a 1903 rifle. Unfortunately much of the history of the gun died with his grandfather.
I have not seen the gun yet but he gave me the Sn and read some markings off to me.
SN is 650XX.
It has Ordnance Flaming Bomb on it and a RIA stamp which I assume is for Rock Island Arsenal.
Any idea as to when the gun was made and by who, or other clues I need to look for to get this information for him?
Thanks
Matt