DI Bolt question

[Lt1]

Question on rifle find.. About the D1 bolt . Blued bolt with serial # 1526629 scribed in fine hand About 20 font on top of body . Di on top of bolt handle with punch mark under root in the white with small f Firing pin marked 3 with 28-29 coils on striker spring . Striker rod is CV marked & polished at contact points . Extractor is blued on top with small gas hole .Any comments on the bolt or serial # 1526629 Thank you LT1

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[Mike D]

Checking JB's charts on http://www.vishooter.net/m1903.html, the bolt is correct for the serial # etched on it. I think some Greek returns were so marked.

[Rick the Librarian]

Sounds like a former NM bolt that was blued and used for service purposes.

[John Beard]

Question on rifle find.. About the D1 bolt . Blued bolt with serial # 1526629 scribed in fine hand About 20 font on top of body . Di on top of bolt handle with punch mark under root in the white with small f Firing pin marked 3 with 28-29 coils on striker spring . Striker rod is CV marked & polished at contact points . Extractor is blued on top with small gas hole .Any comments on the bolt or serial # 1526629 Thank you LT1

Your description is consistent with a bolt from a WWII USMC sniper rifle. The bolt was formerly a National Match rifle bolt. The serial number correctly identifies the original rifle that the bolt came from.

Hope this helps.

J.B.

[Lt1]

Your description is consistent with a bolt from a WWII USMC sniper rifle. The bolt was formerly a National Match rifle bolt. The serial number correctly identifies the original rifle that the bolt came from.

Hope this helps.

J.B.

JB I have the rest of the rifle less the stock . Fishing for information If possible could I send you pics or post here along with description of the receiver & trigger housing & parts for a better evaluation ? I found this rifle this past weekend at a SC gun show . Lt1

[John Beard]

JB I have the rest of the rifle less the stock . Fishing for information If possible could I send you pics or post here along with description of the receiver & trigger housing & parts for a better evaluation ? I found this rifle this past weekend at a SC gun show . Lt1

I would be delighted to receive pictures of your rifle and/or discuss your rifle further. You can contact me at jvbeard-at-knology.net. Use the symbol for "at".

J.B.

[Milsurps1957]

Question on rifle find.. About the D1 bolt . Blued bolt with serial # 1526629 scribed in fine hand About 20 font on top of body . Di on top of bolt handle with punch mark under root in the white with small f Firing pin marked 3 with 28-29 coils on striker spring . Striker rod is CV marked & polished at contact points . Extractor is blued on top with small gas hole .Any comments on the bolt or serial # 1526629 Thank you LT1

I checked my 03A3 bolt it is a D1 as well. Also has an electro-penciled number 1529049 on it. Any info on it? Thank you

[champ0608]

I checked my 03A3 bolt it is a D1 as well. Also has an electro-penciled number 1529049 on it. Any info on it? Thank you

Pics would really help identify it.

Lt1's bolt comes from a serial number range dense with National Match rifles, and rifles that became Marine Unertl Sniper rifles.

There are a few reported sniper rifles in the 1.529 serial range, one well known in fact. Seeing your bolt would shed light not only on your possession, but on a few other rifles floating around the collector community. It could be a "holy grail" find for certain collectors (myself included) if it has a few key characteristics.

I'd really love to see it. If you can post pics here, or send me a private message.

[browningautorifle]

Any info on it? Thank you

Do you realize this is a ten year old thread and the OP hasn't even been here since 2016?

[champ0608]

Do you realize this is a ten year old thread and the OP hasn't even been here since 2016?

I for one am glad he did dig up this thread. He's asking very specific questions about a very similar and rare bolt. Not only that, this has shed some light for me personally on a couple reported USMC Unertl Sniper rifles.