This band is "R" marked on the starboard side, is it a repro? A bayonet works on it.Attachment 77334 Thanks for looking.
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This band is "R" marked on the starboard side, is it a repro? A bayonet works on it.Attachment 77334 Thanks for looking.
Remington made parts were commonly stamped with an "R".
I was looking at the radius at the top of the barrel and also where it meets the handgaurd and wondered why the relief is larger than the others I have seen. It looks smart compared to the others IMO because it is not tight against the barrel, Thanks for the reply.
The bands of the part are slightly off the barrel so there isn't any binding.
Looks fake to me. I would post pictures but don't know how on this site. If it was gunboards it is easy.
Thats what I think, because I don't have another R marked example to compare it to do not know for sure. I just thought that maybe someone would be able to identify or confirm from past experience with a repro part. With the exception of the radius, the domed shape where the screw goes through is opposite the H marked ones that I have. The one pictured has the dome on the threaded side and the process used to finish the lugs that support the stacking swivel have been ground a little more flat vs. round like others I compared to. They all attract a magnet as well as the other but the one in question just seems a little "different" Thanks for looking.
It's easy once you've done it once. I can send you an email on PM and if you like, I'll post for you until you get the hang...Quote:
Originally Posted by Detroit-1
Here's a pic from Detroit-1 of his "R" marked front band.
Thanks for the input, I'm sure its a knock off. The R is not as deeply struck and the bolster where the screw goes through is completely wrong. Also the lug for the bayonet has no milling marks on the bottom making me think its cast. The inside radius also appears to be relieved way to much compared to the examples provided. I'm not even going to pull it off to compare the inside until I find a replacement. On second thought I'm getting that thing off now. Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help with the picture.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
Attachment 77478The R marked band looks fine to me. Here's a picture of one on my early Remington M1903
sad to say this is a repro bayonet lug.
look a little closer at the genuine bands pictured, and notice a milled flat were the screw head sits, the band also has a cast line at the end, and is way over sized.
Yours is vastly different from the one in question in post #1...Quote:
Originally Posted by m1903rifle
Brian,Quote:
Originally Posted by Doco overboard
Your statement about your screw makes me ask if your screw is an A3 or 03 screw. If the screw threads are next to the screw head then it is an 03 but if it is on the end of the shaft then it is an A3 screw. Pictures below:
Attachment 77487
Its an 03 screw,What I poorly described was how the screw seat is shaped. It seems as if the threaded side should be relieved more on the example I provided not "domed" or more pronounced.
I was just curious if the repros were being made for the A3 screw. They are easier to find than the 03 screw.
Thanks
BEAR
Krag uses the same screw as a 1903
Yes it does. I've done that too...Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckindenver
You are correct. I was looking at detroit 1's pictures instead of the OP's ( which, after looking at it, is obviously fake )Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
I have one and it looks similar to the ones posted by BEAR and automaticrifle. I know mine is authentic because I purchased it through the DCM over forty or fifty years ago. The earlier ones, as on M1903's early Remington M1903, may have been better finished than the later ones.
Hope this helps.