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**44 AMP** · January 8, 2020, 12:16 PM

Pictures in my reference books (not the internet) show the 1903A3 with a straight grip stock without finger grooves in the forend. The handguard wood is different than the 1903 and 1903A1 because the A3 does not have the rear sight on the barrel.

This would be the correct "as originally issued" condition. Any combination of parts can be found as the "in service" condition. In time of peace, if the stock needed replacement, and the correct one was not on hand, the correct stock would be ordered, and installed when received.

In time of war, particularly at the end of an overseas supply line, if the stock needed replacement what ever stock that was on hand and fit (or could be made to fit) was used, so that the rifle was returned to service as rapidly as possible.

January 8, 2020, 12:16 PM	#8
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,833	Pictures in my reference books (not the internet) show the 1903A3 with a straight grip stock without finger grooves in the forend. The handguard wood is different than the 1903 and 1903A1 because the A3 does not have the rear sight on the barrel. This would be the correct "as originally issued" condition. Any combination of parts can be found as the "in service" condition. In time of peace, if the stock needed replacement, and the correct one was not on hand, the correct stock would be ordered, and installed when received. In time of war, particularly at the end of an overseas supply line, if the stock needed replacement what ever stock that was on hand and fit (or could be made to fit) was used, so that the rifle was returned to service as rapidly as possible. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.