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    Z SERIES 03A4

    Noticed a Z series 03A4 on Gunbroker for sale. Never saw one before.
    Can some one please educate me on what they are?
    At $7700 they must be something special!
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    1903A4 specific serial number block

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    Duplicate serial numbers at Remington with A3 and A4 production - a 'Z' was added to the A4 duplicate numbers to differentiate with the A3 rifles allocated the same number

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    Quote Originally Posted by waco16 View Post
    Duplicate serial numbers at Remington with A3 and A4 production - a 'Z' was added to the A4 duplicate numbers to differentiate with the A3 rifles allocated the same number
    I think the Z prefix was added to both, at least I think I remember a board member here once posted a 03A3 from the "double block" with the Z prefix. Brophy even pictures rifle serial Z 4.000.000 which was presented to Col. Frank J. Atwood on 4th January 1944 with a plate inside the stock (SA Acc No 6312)

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    Remington used a "Z" and Smith Corona used a "C". It was not only the A4's but the A3's as well. I have 2 Remington A3's with a Z prefix.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark1 View Post
    Remington used a "Z" and Smith Corona used a "C". It was not only the A4's but the A3's as well. I have 2 Remington A3's with a Z prefix.
    Thanks for confirming what I had remembered! Would you be able to post a picture of a service 03A3 rifle with the Z prefix?

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    These are the two with the Z.

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    It seems interesting in that the location for the Z stamp is now above the serial instead of being a prefix to the serial. Thank you very much! One of the very few details that aren't covered in the book by Brophy.

    Edit: great also to see consecutive serialized rifles! If the Z prefix wasn't enough.... how did you get this lucky to get this pair?

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    Interesting that the same individual has four currently listed on gunbroker. All of them listed well above any recent sales prices I've seen, but nonetheless, a very nice collection.

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