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As best I can tell, the receiver markings are OK, though in bad shape. The number appears to be centered and the font is correct for the period. The receiver looks like it was burned or badly rusted at one time.
The JFC cartouche is J.F. Coyle, who was at Springfield 1905-1918. His initials are often seen on rifles that underwent conversion(s), stamped over the old script cartouche. I believe that the original cartouche would have been a script JSA (sometimes read as ILA or JLA) for J. Sumnar Adams.
There is also something wrong with the trigger guard and floorplate which should not protrude that far from the stock.
Jim
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