Need help finding a Remington 1903 bolt

[prez1981]

Received a Remington Model 1903 last night that I purchased from an online auction. It's a 3140000 range piece with a June 1942 barrel date. The rifle appears to have all correct and original parts (including a faint RLB cartouche on the stock) except for the bolt. The bolt looks to be an early Springfield with an S under the lug. I'd like to find the correct Remington Model 1903 bolt for this rifle, but am not sure where to look. Looks like all the Remington bolts on gunbroker are 03A3 bolts. The finish remaining on the blued parts is probably about 60-80%, so I'm not sure a new condition bolt would work well on it. Any help or leads would be greatly appreciated.

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[John Beard]

The correct bolt for your rifle would have a semi-smooth body with undercutting only around the safety lug. The bolt would be marked with a small "R" beneath the handle and one or two small numbers on the back of the handle enclosed in squares or circles. The extractor collar would be milled, not stamped.

The striker would be marked with a small block "R" on the shoulder.

The mainspring would have 29 coils with formed ends.

The cocking piece would have pre-WWII style knurling on the knob with undercutting on the shank and be marked on the left side with an "R".

The safety lock would be marked with a serifed "READY" and a block "SAFE" with an "R" on the rear and have a small weep hole in the outer edge.

The bolt sleeve would be marked "R" on the right shoulder and have vertical milling striations on the side.

Hope this helps. Good Luck!

J.B.

[Emri]

John,

What would the area where the safety detent rides look like on the bolt sleeve in that SN range? 2 detents or 3 ? The milling for the detent won't come down the sides like the later A3's ?

Thanks,

Emri