got this at a recent show, what did i get?

[clarkaim]

It's a mark one 03, has a black, R marked sight, a black (blued) bolt w/ an r mark on the cocking parts and under the bolt handle (remington?) it's that wwII park that looks green when oiled. Fingergroove stock and a 9-19 SA marked barrel that guages new and the bore is as clean as any new kreiger i've put on an m14 or AR-15. stock is a fingergroove that was obviously had a repair at the tang of the reciever area. It's been lightly sanded and cleaned up a bitSome old geezer at a table on the other side of the show I know who's a collector of these guaged it and checked headspace offered to buy it on the spot. I got it from some guy desperate to sell for 500 bucks outside the show. What can you tell me about it?

[ismith]

Nice Mark I with an early single bolt 1903 stock. Id say the stock is probally worth half of what you paid. Should be a great shooter, congrats!

[clarkaim]

JSA, where was that? a re-arsenaled, but where? I had one once (stock that is) that was done by Elmer Keith at ogden utah, that was pretty cool, but beat to heck

[ismith]

JSA is the original inspector stamp from Springfield.

[Rick the Librarian]

JSA is J.Sumner Adams, who worked at Springfield Armory through 1920. Nearly all Krags had his (script) inspection stamp.

[chuckindenver]

what state did you buy this rifle in?

[clarkaim]

why do you ask me this question? Not in Colorado, or even close.

[chuckindenver]

i know the rifle...well. i work on rifles from all over the U.S. , just wondered. i reparked the barreled receiver a few years ago. and installed the barrel as well.

[clarkaim]

Really? Cool. Tell me about it? Is or was it an arsenal rework? was it a parts gun w/ that early stock. How long ago? Curious to know it's ownership tree. The Barrel looks correct for the era. It guages NEW. Gotta be a story here.

[clarkaim]

What's the bolt? an A3 remington I'm guessing, but it's blued.