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Old September 27, 2019, 11:10 AM   #1
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cast receiver on a 1903A3

I just bought a 1903A3 Smith Corona Ser. # 48-----, barrel dated 10-43. The clip slots on the receiver are crude like a casting. Were aftermarket cast repro receivers marked like the mil. issued ones? I would think fed. rules would not allow copies to have the same #s as the mil. guns.
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Old September 27, 2019, 03:07 PM   #2
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Welcome.

SN is a lot easier to read with X not - and the more numbers the easier. Picture helps a lot.

That said, there were some after market 1903 receivers that were made as cast and are dangerous.

You will see SNs changed to accommodate it inside a known range and struck with Remington.

I am not in depth familiar with the details nor if someone has faked a SC though my recall it was REMS. I have seen a couple of pictures that were faked and it stands out.

Otherwise the receivers are over 5,000,000 and are not stamped with SC or REM.

Sans pictures and good detailed ones my guess is you have a real SC.
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Old September 27, 2019, 05:16 PM   #3
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There were aftermarket investment cast receivers but they are clearly marked
on the receiver ring NATL. ORD. for National Ordinance .
I sporterized one in late 60's , still use it and it is extremely accurate .
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Old September 27, 2019, 05:31 PM   #4
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What I am trying to convey is I have seen fakes that were clearly being used to convince someone it was a standard production 1903.

The views vary widely on how safe they are. I am conveying the more conservative view. There were two entities involved in the casting, one I believe was Yugoslavian and one US.

As noted to the OP, I don't believe he has a faked SC but pictures are worth a 1000 opinions.
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Old September 27, 2019, 09:17 PM   #5
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Forgings left unmachined can look crude too. The California company that casted receivers has already been mentioned.
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