I recently took posession of a sporterized military 30-06. I was told is was a "Springfield".
Having taken off the Buehler scope mount in search of more info I found "US REMINGTON O3-?3 3511000" The question mark is because a scope mount hole has taken out that character.
What info could any of you guys offer? What period is this from? Any interesting history? What's with the "on"/ "off" switch? It appears to change it from single shot to magazine fed. Why? What is the meaning of the bunches of numbers stamped all over the reciever (37, 26, 38, 52, 12)? What is the purpose of the knurled knob on the back of the bolt? Is it for manual cocking? Why might one do that? Is that "3511000" a serial number? Seems odd to have landed right on '1000... not 3511123 or somesuch.
If I were to want to put a peep sight back on this, what would be a good choice? The dove tails and tapped holes appear to be in place for that purpose.
Thank you very much in advance!
Having taken off the Buehler scope mount in search of more info I found "US REMINGTON O3-?3 3511000" The question mark is because a scope mount hole has taken out that character.
What info could any of you guys offer? What period is this from? Any interesting history? What's with the "on"/ "off" switch? It appears to change it from single shot to magazine fed. Why? What is the meaning of the bunches of numbers stamped all over the reciever (37, 26, 38, 52, 12)? What is the purpose of the knurled knob on the back of the bolt? Is it for manual cocking? Why might one do that? Is that "3511000" a serial number? Seems odd to have landed right on '1000... not 3511123 or somesuch.
If I were to want to put a peep sight back on this, what would be a good choice? The dove tails and tapped holes appear to be in place for that purpose.
Thank you very much in advance!