Rare M1903s for auction in August

[Chuckindenver]

both bolts in the pictures you have posted ar blackened...notice i didnt say....blued..
bolts should not be glossy or shine.. iv never said the bolts were blued or parkerized.
blackened was usually done by dulling the polished surface with an acid base mixture. when done, greyed the bolt, with service and use the bolt will turn silver, but not be bright..
also notice, as iv posted before, buttplates are not heavy checkered, lower pic shows the black tar on the sight base as well,
notice the upper pic shows th sling hooks blackened as well, though they have edge wear from use.
i dont just pull this out of my rear...i do the homework.
i have a N.S. marked bolt, with 3 serial numbers eteched into it..it was blackened at some time.
all the serialed bolts iv seen on genuine snipers were done just ahead of the safety lug rather then on the top of the bolt body.
what i was told by someone that rebuilt these rifles during Korea into the 1960,s it was so that when the rifle was being inspected, the serial could be seen only with the bolt open.

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