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New Zealand Lend-Lease Remington 1903s
I recently purchased an early Remington 1903, SN 3,016,xxx, with all early features. The rifle has New Zealand Lend-Lease markings on the butt of the stock. An unadvertised extra was the CAI import markings near the muzzle. I was wondering if anyone on the forum has the backstory on how the rifles were repatriated from NZ to the US. I have read the interesting tale of the Red Star Remington 1903s on this forum and others, but I can't remember seeing anything similar for any NZ repatriationsAttachment 92348Attachment 92349.
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NZ Lend-Lease Remington 1903s
Greetings and thank you to the NZ collectors for your kindness in responding to my question as well as for the great information. Here are a couple of full-length pictures of each side of the rifle. The buttstock markings are:
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I can get a closeup if it would be helpful, and am willing to post detailed pictures of any other areas of the rifle that you would like to see. It is in overall excellent condition and I am very proud to have it in my collection.Attachment 92465Attachment 92466