Opinions on 1918 manufactured Springfield, please

[brick26]

I know the bolt is much earlier for 1918

[brick26]

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[John Beard]

Your rifle is an interesting rifle.

The finish appears to be original, albeit somewhat worn. The stock with the Eagle Head inspection stamp is somewhat questionable. The Eagle Head inspection stamp didn't generally appear until several months later. But, I cannot rule out the possibility that the stock might be original.

The slide binding screw on the rear sight is from a much earlier rifle, which suggests that the rear sight is a replacement. And as you pointed out, the bolt is definitely a replacement.

Everything else I can see (excluding the magazine) looks correct.

Hope this helps.

J.B.

[brick26]

Thank you for reply, John. I have a few questions:

1. Which bolt would be correct for this rifle?- I foound correct answer: C8 or C7
2. Which rifle would the current bolt be correct for? answer: SA 9-11
3. Is entire rear sight ealy version or just the screw?
4. Is there a record in SRS for this ser. number?

Regards,
brick26

[John Beard]

3. I speculate that the entire rear sight assembly is an early version. Certainly the slide binding screw is.

4. No SRS record.

Hope this helps.

J.B.

[brick26]

Thank you again, John.