A-H Mark On Ross Bolt

[Dogfish858]

Hi guys:

So after stripping this old thing down to the eyeballs and scrubbing...and scrubbing...and scrubbing the bore, I've got one marking I can't identify, and that's an A H struck into the bolt handle. Any thoughts? As well, this rifle has the safety rivet, and I assume that means I can not remove the bolt head from the bolt, correct?

Thanks.

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[boltaction]

Is this a full military Mk III or a sporterized one? Where is the AH struck? Can you post a picture or two?

Thx

Ed

[oldpaul]

Having the rivet allows you to remove the bolt head, you just cannot assemble it incorrectly so it will fire without the bolt lugs being properly engaged. Tom

[Dogfish858]

Mk 111 with full length barrel and full metal bits minus front band and sight hood.

[oldpaul]

Mine has OF9 in the same place. My rifle was one of those sent to India, though I don't know if that as anything to do with it. Tom

[green]

My guess is that it is a steel batch number or heat treat lot number.
Anybody got anything definitive?