Military 30/06 Model 03-A3 information

My father, who was a WWII vet, gave me his 30/06 model 03-A3. The serial number is 3940471. Stamped in the stock, below the trigger are the letters FJA, and also RA. The is some kind of insignia also stamped there, but I can't make it out. Can anyone provide the year it was made, and what the letters stand for. Also, is there any web site where I can find out the military sites the weapon may have been shipped to??

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hello ,,can you post the manufacture and the info from the top of the receiver ,,it;s proably a remington 03a3,,the a3 had a peep rear site mounted to the top of the bridge near the rear of the receiver,,i can't give you an exact year it was produced but the barrel should have a date with a flaming bomb near the muzzel on the top and that year should be close to the year +month it was made,,the initials your talking about i beleive if memory serves me corret stand for Frank J Atwater the inspector who inspected it at the RA Ratan arsenal an excellent site for info and these inspection proof marks is http://armscollectors.com/sn/usmilookup.php? file=us_m1911gvt.dat you will find alot of intresting info here,,also do a search on 1903a3 springfield rifle online and i'm sure you will find alot of useful information and some great sites dealing with both variation of the 1903 line of service rifles,,Also good books are available online describing and telling you the correctness of your rifle and history ,,joe poyer does a fine line of inexpencive but really informative books of many military firearms and worth the investment just to really know your rifle,,
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