Another perspective; from your "handle" I'd assume you are or were Army airborne - another elite military organization. I would assume if you found an 03 you could link to early 82nd or 101st use, you would be ga-ga over that. As an ex-Navy man who served with the Marines I am not sure which I would go nuts over most; an 03 off of a Pearl Harbor battleship or an ex-USMC one! I think your service has a lot to do with your taste in that matter. But having shot in Army training and with the Marines I agree with John Beardicon's comment above.