Thank you Lancebear, Chief, JGaynor, and Arisaka99

Chief, as I was trying to research the butt plates, I came across a source that had NOS of the stamped plates and milled plates with checkering, and another with NOS of plates milled smooth.
The more I look the more things I find that I don't read about in other sources.


Lancebear (like your tag line),
Actually, I believe I'm a terrible writer, just lucky when it comes out ok on paper (screen).
I've been trying to learn about the 03a3, via articles on the web. But the 03a3 doesn't seem as well document as the Garandicon. And seems there are more cross over items, when it went from Springfield to Rem/SC for manufacturing. (butt plates, stocks, barrel grooves, trigger guards).

JGaynor pointed out "small trigger guard"......
I haven't come across material yet that mentioned it.

JGaynor can you expand on that please?

Thank you all very much for the info and for reviewing my 03a3.