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Thanks for your interest and inquiry!
I am no longer pursuing a book on the M1903 rifles. I hope, however, to post a very informative website at some point in the future. I have a ton of data...
No. The barreled receiver, buttplate, trigger guard, floorplate, and upper band were parkerized. The butt swivel and lower band were blackened. The remaining parts were blued.
J.B.
All parts on your Remington M1903 rifle, S/N 3111xxx, should be milled and not stamped. And the stock should not have grasping grooves. All Remington milled parts were marked with an "R". And I...
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Triggerguard - either milled or stamped, it falls in the transition range.
Lower sling swivel - milled
Buttplate - stamped
Lower Band - stamped
Lower Band Retaining...
Your description suggests that the bolt sleeve lock is not completely releasing when the bolt is closed. The bolt sleeve lock is a small pin on the left side of the bolt sleeve with a beveled...
Odorless mineral spirits may be a favorable alternative to kerosene. I would suggest cleaning it in stages and not using all your solvent for the first scrub.
J.B.
Parkerizing commenced with production of the Mark I rifles at S/N 1034503. The receivers were not parkerized. Based on observation, use of asphaltum also commenced at that time. The lower band,...
I fear and anticipate that the Vi Shooter web page has expired. Fortunately, the web page was archived on another website. Here's a link.
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The bayonet bands on early Remington M'03-A3's (and probably M'03-A4's) were also parkerized.
J.B.
If you have a very early M'03-A4, then the safety lock would have serifed letters on one side only and have a parkerized finish. If you have a later production M'03-A4, then the safety lock would...
Nice! Thanks for sharing!
J.B.
Military shooting teams at the National Matches complained about issues with sighting and sight misalignment. But nefarious "customization" or correction was not allowed and strictly enforced. Army...
A document from the Chief of Army Ordnance found in the National Archives dated 10 August 1909 ordered Springfield Armory to implement a sight-line clearance groove in the handguard. SteveC's rifle...
I see no significant evidence indicating that the rifle was arsenal-overhauled. I foresee two reasonable explanations for the replacement parts. (1) The company armorer replaced the parts at the...
The buttplate should be smooth, the trigger should be thin, smooth, and pointed, the lower band should be marked with a serifed "U", and the windage knob should be dished and grooved like the slide...
You have a nice rifle. Like Pete, I notice a few replacement parts. In addition to the windage knob, the lower band, the trigger, and the buttplate appear to be replacements from later rifles. ...
Bill Bentz is reproducing the wooden spare parts container. dcm450shtr@gmail.com.
Good Luck!
J.B.
Do not use an oil-based stain, such as Minwax. Use a water-based stain, or as a second choice, an alcohol-based stain. Oil-based stains do not produce uniform results. I'll let others chime in on...
The first variation is a Springfield Armory receiver manufactured from a Rock Island steel billet or forged blank. The last variation is a Rock Island receiver fully machined, marked, serialized,...
Actually, there are four variations.
J.B.
I concur with Johnny P. The bolt is authentic.
I will also mention that the stamped bayonet band on early Remingtons was parkerized.
J.B.
In the 1960's, Interarms of Alexandria, VA, under their "Hunters Lodge" logo, sold hundreds if not thousands of British Remingtons which they bought and re-imported from Britain. The rifles exhibit...
To answer the original question, Larry Byrd and Bill Burrows amassed a very, very large data base of Remington and Smith-Corona serial numbers, barrel dates, and rifling grooves. I have that data...
No one has asked me for directions to Sweet Home, Alabama. The good 'ole boys from Fort Payne wrote a song with that title.
J.B.