Ross sniper rifle markings?

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I'm just wondering if there is any marking on the ross M10 sniper rifles that is different from the normal rifles?
 
If it is an official Ross sniper, it will have the scope # above the serial # on the right butt stock.

It will also have 3 holes drilled for the scope mount near the front of the action on left side.
 
The Ross sniper I would be VERY careful of if dropping big bucks. There have been several composite guns made up over the last 20 to 30 years and I've watched a few morph into "correct snipers" as more and more information became available.
 
For you to compare to... ;)

An "all matching" 1915 Ross MKIII sniper rifle serial #223 complete with its matching Warner and Swasey scope No. 18, 1913 patent. The stock is also stamped "SCOPE NO 18" and the scope base on the rifle is also stamped "18". The original tooled leather case for the scope is C-Broad Arrowed marked and stamped with both the scope serial number (18) and the rifle number (223).

(Click PIC to Enlarge)

This sniper rifle is from the first 250 batch ordered by the Canadian Government and being "SCOPE NO 18", it would have been very early in the production run of these rare rifles, with not very many surviving all these years.

To view the Knowledge Library entry and 227 pic photo montage, check here:

1915 M10 Ross MkIII* Sniper Rifle Serial #223http://www.milsurps.com/content.php?r=413-1915-M10-Ross-MkIII*-Sniper-Rifle

Also discussed in the The Ross Rifle Collectors Forumhttp://www.milsurps.com/forumdisplay.php?f=134.

Regards,
Doug
 
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