My father gave me a Remington 03A3 a few years ago and I recently started researching it as he has passed and is no longer around to fill in some blanks. It has a scope mounted on it and missing the front sight. It is all green parkerized except for the scope rings and scope. The stock has been cut and it I guess is what is called sporterized. He was in the USMC and was issued this gun while he was in at the end of the Korean war and he was an officer. He told me when h e got out he was given his gun and made it sound as if he probably shouldn't have been allowed to have it. He got out in late 50's i believe and never really used the gun it sat in the gun case for years. I did see him shoot it a couple of times and those were rare as it was while hunting something he rarely did and did it to take me as i wanted to go. I received the gun from him about 20 years ago and it sat in my gun cases or safe for almost the whole time, i took it hunting a couple of times and only shot it while i was sighting it in those few times, maybe 20 rounds through it and that was due to it being to accurate it only took a few shots to realize it didn't need it. This gun is extremely accurate and my father cherished the gun for that fact and he was right at 100 yds my shots were almost always toughing each other everytime I sighted it. So since he is gone I started to wonder why he cherished it. From research I have done it appears the serial number falls within the limited production in 1943 by Remington as the model number is 3415588 and barrel stamped 8 43. I have posted pictures. There is nothing wrong with rifle besides the stock and scope from what i can tell. What is it worth now? Is it worth restoring? Anyone know where I can get the original stock and scope?
It maybe better to sell to someone whom has the parts I need due to the fact the stock and scope appear to be very rare that have the right markings. Appreciate any thoughts or insight even to the rifle itself.20150720_212247_resized.jpg20150719_072433_resized_1 (1).jpg20150720_164039_resized_4 (1).jpg20150720_164329_resized_2.jpg20150720_164357_resized_2.jpg