Stamped trigger

[bob4wd]

I've seen reference to a "stamped" vs. milled trigger on late A3s. All three of mine look the same, all are marked with an R, and all look to be the same as my Springfield 1918 03. Is the difference obvious and I'm just not seeing it? Or do I have abunch of wrong triggers installed?
Thanks.

Information

Warning: This is a relatively older thread This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

[Dad]

I think you are referring to milled trigger guards not the triggers themselves. As far as I know all triggers were milled. Your "R" stamped trigger was made by Remington.

D.

[bob4wd]

I think you are referring to milled trigger guards not the triggers themselves. As far as I know all triggers were milled. Your "R" stamped trigger was made by Remington.

D.

Sorry dad, but I really am referring to the trigger. See Poyer's book, page 243. He may well be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time, but there it is.
So the question still stands.???

[Dad]

Yes, you are correct! I just checked Brophy's book and on page 65 he mentions the late M1903A3 stamped trigger. There is a picture, and the stamped trigger has a somewhat distinctive shape. It seems to be as fat across the curved surface as the serrated ones, but with a sharp, thin tip like the very early triggers. Take a look at yours and also see if you can find any markings made by the shearing die.

D.

[John Beard]

Die-cut (stamped) triggers were indeed manufactured during WWII. All pre-WWII triggers were milled.

Stamped triggers can be identified by the semi-circular profile of the thumbpiece. Milled triggers have a slight "bump" on the tip and a slight depression at the top. Stamped triggers have a plain semi-circular thumbpiece with no irregularities. Stamped triggers also quite frequently exhibit shear marks along the edges.

Hope this helps.

J.B.

[bob4wd]

John: thanks, this is good info except......What's the thumbpiece??

[John Beard]

John: thanks, this is good info except......What's the thumbpiece??

I correct myself. I should have said "fingerpiece".

J.B.

[bob4wd]

I correct myself. I should have said "fingerpiece".

J.B.

Got it. Getting old's no fun, is it?