Hi There.

completele milsurp noob here. I recently picked up a Remington 1903a3 to use as a shooter. However a recent opportunity came along to purchase what seems to me to be a very nice Smith Corona in the 4.8M range. I ended up buying it without knowing a lot about it. When I compare it to my Remington there are some differences that I'm hoping you guys can help me understand better.

First an overall comparison between the two. On the bottom is my Remington. On the top is the new Smith Corona. Right away you can see that the Smith Corona has a pistol grip.



Second thing I noticed is that the receiver and bolt are all blued compared to the mix of blued and parkerized parts of the Remington.



Third the front sight has a hood over it. The tag was the description as recorded by the seller.



Fourth, the metal butt plate doesn't appear to have the cutout for the kit.



Finally I noticed that the "knob" (sorry don't know the term for it) is polished as opposed to the blued version on my Remington.



Overall the stock and blue finishing appear to be in great shape. Can you experts help me by telling me more about my new Smith Corona? Because of the nice condition I was planning for this one to be a safe queen, and using the Remington to be my shooter.

I'll be happy to take more detailed pics if you need any additional info.

Oh, I also picked up a 1917 in similar condition at the same time, so I'll post an inquiry thread over on that board as well. If you know about 1917s appreciate any info you could provide on that thread as well.

Thanks very much!
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