Manufactured in 1930, two pieces of documentation are included with this rifle, a letter from Springfield Research Service and a sales voucher. Both of these documents identify this rifle by serial number as a U.S. Model 1903 A1 National Match Rifle sold via the Director of Civilian Marksmanship to a Harold Dickerson of West Roxbury, Mass., and shipped from Springfield Armory on December 14, 1933. Period records confirm a Harold Dickerson of the same listed address as a competitive shooter active in the 1930s, and a winner of at least one NRA rifle competition; Dickerson passed on in 1959. Blade front and folding ladder rear sights (sans volley notch), with a star gauged "SA/4-31" barrel and a matching electro-penciled serial number on the bolt, which has a "NS" marked handle. The barrel is marked "K/48" and "R17" beneath the forearm. The stock has a "D.A.L." inspector cartouche on the left side, a block "P" on the underside of the wrist and a matching serial number on the stock belly just ahead of the rear sling swivel, and a sharply checkered buttplate. Included with the rifle is an unmarked muzzle protector and a modern plastic case.