Manufactured in 1912, with the U.S. Rock Island Arsenal ceasing all rifle production in 1913. Features a fixed blade front sight with stamped metal hood, folding ladder rear sight with 2,850 yard top notch, dished windage and elevation knobs, "R.I.A./flaming bomb/8-12" barrel with "K 5/P" steel lot on the underside, unmarked straight-handle bolt, serrated trigger, and milled trigger housing . Fitted with a 'high-hump' walnut handguard and 'S' profile grasping groove walnut stock, bearing a boxed "C.N./1912" (Conrad Nelson) inspection cartouche on the left of the wrist along with "L" 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 "RIA/flaming bomb/1907" marked two-tone M1905 bayonet with walnut grips, and a "R.I.A./1906/E.E.B." marked leather scabbard.

Very good, retaining 30% original oil quench casehardened and blue finishes on the barreled receiver with some light edge wear, a refinished magazine floor plate, mostly brown patina on the balance, minor spotting/freckling, and light handling marks. The stock is also very good as sanded and re-oiled with numerous scattered minor handling marks and a clear cartouche. Mechanically excellent. The bayonet is very fine.