EARLY Springfield Stock Bolt ??'s

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10-06-2009, 07:59 PM
Mike Haas

EARLY Springfield Stock Bolt ??'s

Did the "Early" 1903 Springfield "Stock Bolts" ever have the left side bolt head "slotted" for a standard screwdriver? Circa 1922 to 1930 maybe??
I'm looking in 'Brophy' but haven't found anything yet.
Mike
10-06-2009, 08:04 PM
Mike Haas

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Originally Posted by Mike Haas

Did the "Early" 1903 Springfield "Stock Bolts" ever have the left side bolt head "slotted" for a standard screwdriver? Circa 1922 to 1930 maybe??
I'm looking in 'Brophy' but haven't found anything yet.
Mike

Like this...
10-06-2009, 09:21 PM
Emri

Answer is............

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Originally Posted by Mike Haas

Did the "Early" 1903 Springfield "Stock Bolts" ever have the left side bolt head "slotted" for a standard screwdriver? Circa 1922 to 1930 maybe??
I'm looking in 'Brophy' but haven't found anything yet.
Mike

No, they weren't slotted. At least, I have never seen one, except in your pic.

HTH,

Emri
10-06-2009, 09:47 PM
Mike Haas

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No, they weren't slotted. At least, I have never seen one, except in your pic.

HTH,

Emri

Emri - Me either..here's a couple more pictures (hopefully); maybe somebodys memory will get 'joggled'..
Mike
10-06-2009, 09:53 PM
Jim Tarleton

I have several rifles with slotted "bolts".

Jim
10-06-2009, 10:37 PM
Mike Haas

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Originally Posted by Jim Tarleton

I have several rifles with slotted "bolts".

Jim

Jim - If I may ask..what era stocks do you have and does the installation look to be original install??

Mike
10-06-2009, 11:28 PM
John Beard

I have no recollection of having seen stocks with slotted stock bolts that I thought were original.

J.B.
10-07-2009, 08:28 PM
Emri

Mike.....

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Originally Posted by Mike Haas

Emri - Me either..here's a couple more pictures (hopefully); maybe somebodys memory will get 'joggled'..
Mike

The right hand side you show is normal. What is called a "nut" has 2 slots for a "spanner" to fit. The "bolts" ,which go in from the left side, are smooth headed and would not have a slot of any kind.

HTH,

Emri
10-08-2009, 07:55 PM
Jim Tarleton

Slots

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Originally Posted by Mike Haas

Jim - If I may ask..what era stocks do you have and does the installation look to be original install??

Mike

The slotted nuts (versus bolts) are normal. It is how the assembly is tightened. I didn't mean to give the impression that the bolt was slotted.:beerchug:

Jim:cool:
10-08-2009, 09:57 PM
Mike Haas

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Originally Posted by Jim Tarleton

The slotted nuts (versus bolts) are normal. It is how the assembly is tightened. I didn't mean to give the impression that the bolt was slotted.:beerchug:

Jim:cool:

Jim

Thanks for the clarification. I felt confident the (Spanner style) nuts are authentic. Per my OP I've never seen slotted Bolt heads before. Just how these slotted bolts came to be on the stock I'm currently researching is another question.

I'm doing some research on my stock as it presents a number of other yet un-resolved questions to my untrained eye.

:beerchug: .. back atcha -stay safe!!