There were two inspectors at Ogden Arsenal with initials EK. Elmer Keith's will be boxed (OGEK with box around it). Ed Klauser's will simply be OGEK and a third stamp used was just OG and was applied to firearms that only had certain minor parts replaced, or none at all that did not require an inspector.
I've got a pitted bore 03 that is a great shooter too and have seen both 4 groove and 2 groove barrels that produced amazing groups. One of my A3's shoots 1/2 inch and a Remington 30 Express (Remington's civilian version of the M1917) with a JA (Johnson) WWII GI 2 groove barrel that shoots the same.
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