Manufactured in 1913 as one of a limited number of U.S. Model 1903 rifles authorized for sale (at cost) to private members of the National Rifle Association (N.R.A.) through the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, a precursor to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship (D.C.M). Such rifles were only offered from 1910 until America's entry into World War I in April 1917, with N.R.A. sales rifles manufactured by the U.S. Rock Island Arsenal being far more scarce than those from the U.S. Springfield Armory, as Rock Island Arsenal ceased all rifle production in 1913. Features a fixed blade front sight with stamped metal hood, folding ladder rear sight with polished face and 2,850 yard top notch, dished windage and elevation knobs, "RIA/flaming bomb/7-13" barrel with "C 88/P" steel lot on the underside, straight-handle bolt with "C13" on the front of the lug, serrated trigger, and milled trigger housing marked with "flaming bomb/N.R.A." ahead of the magazine floor plate. Fitted with a 'high-hump' walnut handguard and 'S' profile grasping groove walnut stock, bearing a boxed "C.N./1913" (Conrad Nelson) inspection cartouche on the left of the wrist along with "S" and circled script "P" firing proof on the underside, with a single rear recoil bolt and checkered trapdoor buttplate. Includes a nickel finished oiler in the butt trap, a "S A/flaming bomb/1917" marked parkerized M1905 bayonet with walnut grips, and a World War II era "USN/MK 1" scabbard.

Very fine, retaining 85% plus original oil quench casehardened and 75% original blue finishes with some minor edge wear, thinning on the bolt, trigger housing, and lower band revealing grey and brown patinas, some minor spotting, freckling, and light handling marks. The stock is exceptionally fine with minor compression marks along with a crisp cartouche and grasping grooves. Mechanically excellent. The bayonet is fine.