His Grandfather had sporterized the rifle, so the stock has been chopped. His Grandfather had passed away and he wanted to be rid of the rifle. I had to retrieve it from the back seat of his truck. This man was, quite literally disgusted by this rifle as it had 'done so much killing' and wanted nothing to do with it. The Grandson claimed the rifle had been carried through WWII by his Grandfather who served as a Scout/Sniper for the Corps. Some years back, I acquired a Rock Island Armory 1903 rifle from the Grandson of a Marine.
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