VICE Marks

[rice 123]

I have an 1920 dated 03 that has the original barrel however it has vice marks on the receiver I always figured Bubba had tried to take the barrel off. it has none of the hall marks of a Marine 03 but I thought I would post a pics of the vice marks anyway just incase they are indicative of a marine rifleAttachment 74664Attachment 74663Attachment 74665

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[Calif-Steve]

Vise marks on a barrel will be USMC. Damage to the receiver will be Bubba. Sorry.

[Chuckindenver]

these are pipe wrench marks, not plumbers table vise marks..

[Doco overboard]

Looks like they stopped before it went completely wrong

[browningautorifle]

Yep, those are pipewrench. Only used if the barrel is garbage. Still, I'd be using the right wrench just because I have it.

[RCS]

[Brian Dick]

Pipe wrench marks are common on USMC rifles.

[Chuckindenver]

no they arent,.
plumbers table or pipe fitters table was used,,, not a pipe wrench .
RCS has a picture of what those marks look like.

[Chuckindenver]

Attachment 74740

this is what was used, usually they had it bolted on a special pipe fitters table as well.

[browningautorifle]

this is what was used

Now I understand. I couldn't see them using a pipe wrench...unless the barrel is scrap. Then I've seen it in writing to "only use a pipe wrench if the barrel is to be scrap"...but have no written proof.