"Appears to be a post 1924 stock".......I was once told by a collector that M-S changed from the bolt release that has the round "button" on it to the smooth curved one in 1924; however, I have never been able to confirm that bit of information. I have two 1903's that have the early release on them. The serial number on 1903's don't appear to make sense sometimes. From production codes on the bottom my "later gun" has a four digit serial number and my "early" gun has an 11,XXX number. If anyone has definitive information on this I would love to know.

John