have never seen one with an R marked in this location, was attached to a late RIA actionAttachment 99675Attachment 99676
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have never seen one with an R marked in this location, was attached to a late RIA actionAttachment 99675Attachment 99676
Chuck, I have looked at a few of these over the years - never saw it done that way...... Wartime production, or could it be from the "Final Buy" of parts for post War rebuilds? Interesting.
There is increasing interest in Post War rebuilt M1s, and perhaps that is a category for the M1903 as well.
I have a Rock Island (1918) that appears to be a Remington Post War rebuild (John Beard advises they had a contract) - Remington marked scant (M1903 only) stock, new CC bolt, replaced barrel, etc. It is marked, in front of the trigger guard "4 7 5" with the seven elevated above the "45" in the same place as the M1903A3 inspection marks. Despite the new parts, the parts are not refinished - just rebuilt. CC
I have and seen R on the side, as well as the flaming bomb for RIA.. but this was a first
Coincidentally, I had been working on my much modified #3083178 when I read this. The floor plate and the guard are stamped "R" in the same place as yours. The stamp on the guard is poorly done in that the loop of the "R" and the "hind leg" didn't make it, but the stamp is there. This leads me to wonder if the earlier guards were so stamped.
Incidentally, the hole in the tang for the rear guard screw is drilled through on this rifle; I was not aware that modification occurred so early.
I also have rifles with numbers starting with #3026, #3045, #3050, & #3012. When I get to it I'll check for guard stamps on those.
Rick might have more insight as to production features of the Remington 1903s. im not convinced that this is a Remington part, and likey a subcontracted part.. all the Remington guards iv had and seen have the R on the side, and the front guard screw area filled rather then milled out... this one has the milled area
No idea on the trigger guard itself, unless some sort of sub inspection mark. I do remember quite a few floorplates made well before Remington got started had R stamps on them.