1903 A3 SC stock bolts

[wineguy]

John-

To say the least, I found your reply that a Remington 03A3 pinned stock might be original to my early (1-43) Smith Corona A3 intriquing. Is their any record/documentation of SC utilizing Remington stocks in their production? I look forward to your reply. Thanks.

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[John Beard]

John-

To say the least, I found your reply that a Remington 03A3 pinned stock might be original to my early (1-43) Smith Corona A3 intriquing. Is their any record/documentation of SC utilizing Remington stocks in their production? I look forward to your reply. Thanks.

Yes.

But I'm not saying that yours is original; only that it might be.

J.B.

[wineguy]

John-

If a Remington 03A3 stock were originally assembled on a SC 03A3 would there be anything one could differentiate it from a stock originally assembled on a Remington? (i.e. would the firing proof P be a SC, or any unique inspection marking). In the interests of making this rifle the generally accepted version of most correct, I may swap out the really pretty, mint pinned SC stock, for a not quite as nice pinned SC.

FP

[John Beard]

John-

If a Remington 03A3 stock were originally assembled on a SC 03A3 would there be anything one could differentiate it from a stock originally assembled on a Remington? (i.e. would the firing proof P be a SC, or any unique inspection marking). In the interests of making this rifle the generally accepted version of most correct, I may swap out the really pretty, mint pinned SC stock, for a not quite as nice pinned SC.

FP

I concur with your approach. Replacing the stock will convert what may be a rare and valuable rifle to a common less-valuable rifle and relieve you of any burden to explain the originality of a Remington stock on a Smith-Corona rifle.

Good Luck!

J.B.

[wineguy]

John- Ouch. Can I get a side of fries with my heaping serving of sarcasm? I would really prefer to keep this rifle "original" if I can. However, it is a pretty meager thread to hang ones hat. To quote Dr. Evil, "throw me a fricken bone here". Which is why I asked how one might determine originality of a Remington stock on a SC rifle.