Vintage Remington Gun Barrels and Bolts

[LI758m]

Can anyone tell me where I can find an appraiser and/or buyer for some half dozen vintage Remington Gun Barrels and bolts?
This is part of an estate sale. They are vintage military. The late owner was a WWII decorated US Navy Dive Bomber.Mostly flew the SB2C. (The second Yorktown), and gun enthusiast. He knew quality in guns, so I am wondering about these. The barrels are still in the original mailing box from the 1960's when they were purchased from an Army surplus supply source, the name and address of which I don't have in front of me right now, but can get. My guess is that they are WWII vintage. They have a small logo with a flame and the initials "RA" I think that stands for "Remington Arms". Several are still in Cosmoline. The barrels are around 2.5 feet long and threaded at the base. They have the front sight already mounted. Have a sort of mass produced machinist/machinery grain horizontally or along the whole length.

It seems like they might be of some value to a collector and would be a shame to discard. I can also get pics. I,m asking around the internet. Thanks.

[A_V_8_R]

Is this M16 style hardware? If so you might have better luck over at ...ar15... (you can fill in the periods) Not sure of the policy regarding linking to other forums etc. They will have alot of people in the know, go to the retro part of the discussion forums.

[TacoDelRio]

Spare M2HB barrels?

[James]

I'm thinking Enfield M1917... What do the sights look like?

[California Joe]

A picture of them would be nice. It'd clarify a lot.

[LI758m]

Thanks for the response. I'll get pics and the rest of the info on them today.

[LI758m]

Still in the box with the original purchase order from Rock Island Arsenal Depot Activity, Rock Island, Illinois. Dated Feb. 19, 1964.

There are five barrels. Three are still in Cosmoline. Four of them have sights. One of the Barrels has a tag that says: 30-06-NEW R.I.-6-44. So it looks like four of them are 30-06 barrels. All 24" long. RI must stand for Rock Island. 6-44 must be the date of the barrels.

THe fifth has no sight and says S A with the flame logo underneath then 12-18 underneath that. IT is 22.5" long.

In addition two green firing pins, and three bolts. But they might have been for a different gun or purchased at another time. Only the barrels are on the purchase order. I wish I could get the damn pics uploaded. But it says my pics are too large to post on this forum. If I can I'll try to get someone to help me maybe make them smaller so that they will fit. If so I can try the other forum mentioned as well. Thanks.

[TacoDelRio]

If you want to resize them, you could use MS Paint, if you have Windows OS. Open them up, press CTRL + W, and resize to whatever percent, such as 30% in the first two boxes. THat would bring it down to 30% of the original size.

[LI758m]

I think it worked. These for starters. Thanks!
I will get more on too.

[LI758m]

One more pic. I can take more as well. I was thinking of e-bay for this, but don't know their policy for selling firearms.

[sct1886]

Post better close up pics. They appear to be 1903A3 Springfield rifle parts.

[James]

Post better close up pics. They appear to be 1903A3 Springfield rifle parts.

I agree. In the first pic there is a definitely an '03 bolt.

[LI758m]

Here are a few more. There is also a mold of some kind. Don't know what it is for. See pic of the two halves. Thanks.

He was a machinist and I think made the piece screwed into the one bolt.

[zonk]

that does look very close to a m1903 springfield, which i know had relations with R.I.A. because there was a flaw with some of the barrels

[zonk]

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=84855844
m1903 springfield bolt

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=83941985

full m1903 springfield

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=84484097

another bolt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1903_Springfield

info on a 1903 springfield

i am in the market for am1903 springfield, if this is what they are let me know and we may be able to come to an agreement on some parts for me to build one

[LI758m]

Hot Damn! You are ahead of me and read my mind exactly. Thanks for the links! I saw a few for sale online too. The 1903 model Springfield! Used from WWI through Korea. But mainly replaced by the M1 during WWII. That's what I read. I want one now. Gotta have it. I think Gary Cooper had it in the old Sgt. York movie.

A picture is worth a thousand words and I saw the gun for sale online and dumb **** that I am figured out that the firing pin/spring mechanism screws into the bolt. As easy as pie. I have two complete bolt/firing pin assemblies now.
In fact all the Barrels are all for the Springfield. Why I thought some were Remington I don't know. RA might mean Rock Arsenal. RI: Rock Island. I don't know, were all the Springfield's made there?

Also read that the little insignia on the Barrel is called the "Flaming Bomb Cartouche" from Rock Island. Mystery solved! All I can say is that Mr. Sullivan was a genius. He bought these barrels for 95 cents each in 1964. He flew thousands of hours in WWII, and never came back without holes in his plane. And he knew his guns.
I only wish he was still alive to tell about it. I'll read up more on this and thanks to everybody.

[Mark Sman]

I believe the flaming bomb in this context is a U.S. ordinance stamp, and does not indicate a particular manufacturer.

RI does indicate Rock Island. RA generally indicates Remington Arms on a barrel. RA could mean Raritan Arsenal for refurbs on a stock. Need a pic of the RA

SA is Springfield Armory.

These rifles are commonly called Springfields. Springfield was a manufacturer. They are U.S Rifle Model 1903.

1903A3 at a guess from the looks of the bolt parts. Probably 1903A1 for the SA 12-18 barrell.

Bolt assembly/disassembly
http://surplusrifle.com/1903/boltdisassemble/index.asp

Some 1903 manufacturer dates http://home.att.net/%7Evishooter/m1903.html

These guys can help with information.
http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/forums/71/t/US-Military-Rifles.html

But don't try to sell them the stuff there.
They have a sales area.
http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/forums/124/t/WTS.html

A 1903A3 in good shape is an excellent range rifle. Ammunition is abundant both in surplus stocks, and in new factory made ammo. This caliber isn't going to vanish from the U.S. sporting market for a good many years.

[LI758m]

Thanks for the info. I'll have to read up on all this. Among all the clutter we found a box that said:Remington bolts. That was why my first assumption was Remington for the initials RA on the barrels.
This was what was left behind from a larger collection. I suspect it had a Springfield or two, and will have to try and find out.