New Member and his toys

[bjarrett]

On the top of bolt handle is marked a 9 I think and a 7. On the bottom is a punch mark and a R but the left side of the R is not punched very good so it's hard to see the R. According to Joe Poyer's book those are the markings for a Remington 1903A3 . But Also in his book it says that the area around the safety lug was cut away on a lathe instead of hand fitting that was done on a 1903 bolt. Mine does not have the cut out area around the safety lug like an 1903A3 bolt but it is stamped like one. I guess my bolt could be a transition bolt when Remington was changing from 1903 to 1903A3. Thanks

[Rick the Librarian]

Actually, the bolt is an L9 (Springfield used an upside 7 as an "L" for some reason) and dates to the early 1920s. The "R" may actually be a P and is a sub-inspection mark, I believe.

[ABPOS]

Nice 03A3 and beautiful collection!!! I like the stock on the 03A3 too. Wow.

I got to shoot a thompson once in Las Vegas. That was fun.

[bjarrett]

Thanks The Thompson is really fun to shoot but it is even more fun to let someone shoot it that has never been able to shoot full auto before. I grew up watching the TV show Combat and always wanted one. I was able to buy one about 20 years ago and have been enjoying it ever since.

[ABPOS]

You are a blessed man indeed!