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Pictures of the RB 1903 after wiping it down a little...
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Very impressive! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us.
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ram rod bayonet 1903
Fred, check around for a handguard clip with the two rivets as I do not think they were manufactured without the clip to hold it to the barrel. You should be able to find something close.
Can not tell from your muzzle photos but there is a special stacking swivel that is unique to the rod bayonet rifles onlyAttachment 54840Attachment 54838Attachment 54839
Bottom right stacking swivel is for the rod bayonet rifle
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Nice rifle Fred, now I see a couple of the things you spoke of that showed it was made up. I could care less. I'd love to have it just like it is. Gorgeous.
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Dang nice looking rifle !...................
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RCS
Fred, check around for a handguard clip with the two rivets as I do not think they were manufactured without the clip to hold it to the barrel. You should be able to find something close.
Can not tell from your muzzle photos but there is a special stacking swivel that is unique to the rod bayonet rifles only
Attachment 54840Attachment 54838Attachment 54839
Bottom right stacking swivel is for the rod bayonet rifle
I sure do thank you for the pictures! I guess that I'll have to modify a regular stacking swivel with a file. What I'm also really looking for as well is a solid rear band without the split in it. I've got something really neat that I'd trade for one of those as I can't make one myself without messing around with a wire welder. Or, I could come up with whatever cash the owner wanted for it. I'm going to search around for somebody who is making those hand guards properly. Many thanks for you assistance and input!!!
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Fred
That is awesome!:D You are a lucky guy!
Tom
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Thanks Tom! I think that I most certainly AM a lucky guy. :) Certainly for being privileged to finally get my grubby little mitts on a Rod Bayonet 03. Primarily and above all though of course I'm quite lucky to have had the good sense to marry a great woman who's my best friend and who really gets a kick out of seeing me get excited over an old worn out looking old gun! :thup:
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Dang nice looking rifle !...................
Thanks Tom!
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Nice rifle Fred, now I see a couple of the things you spoke of that showed it was made up. I could care less. I'd love to have it just like it is. Gorgeous.
Thanks Jim! Glad you like it too!
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Bill Hollinger
Very impressive! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us.
Thanks Bill!
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HOOKED ON HISTORY
Magnificent!
Thanks! It's fun to mess with!
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Fred thanks for shareing .
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Wiped it down with what,.?
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Just acetone in cotton rags. It dissolved the crud and I followed up with a clean rag to get any residue off then I oiled it with a little linseed, allowed it to dry and rubbed it down by hand with a little Artists Stand Oil, which is a very thick and rendered down linseed oil that comes in a bottle and that has the consistency of honey. Wiped off the excess and allowed it to dry, then polished it with my hands. I haven't finished that part of it yet. I've since darkened the receiver and rear sight base since the latest pictures were posted. I'll have to post more pictures of what it looks like now. Basically the original Rod Bayonet stock was un used and was meant as a field replacement. Possibly the hand guard was too, but it not having a riveted clip either means that it hadn't been installed yet if it IS an original hand guard or that the hand guard is a reproduction. However, the unused stock never had a rear trigger guard screw bushing put in, so who knows?
