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The receiver exchange was a post WWII program. I turned in two of them. One had to submit a request listing the SN of the LN/SHT receiver to Commanding General , U.S. Army Weapons Command, Attn: AMSWE-SMD, Rock island Arsenal Rock Island Illinois. The army would then process a Purchase order for Ordnance Supplies ORDBC Form 4221, for the receiver being processed. You would then receive a letter notifying you to return the old receiver (by Serial Number) with all parts removed to CO Rock Island Arsenal.
Upon receipt of the old receiver, Form 4421 would be forwarded to you with a request for payment. There was a dire warning that if the old receiver was not received within 30 days, the order would be cancelled.
The stock number of the first replacement receiver was 1005-3097326-B003, Receiver, 1903 $7.90 plus packing, handling and transportation cost of $1.52 for a total of $9.42.
The entire process took from 10/27 to 12/15/1964 .
* The first receiver was a NS steel receiver in the 1.4M range without the Hatcher hole. It had a dark gray parkerized finish. Since this was without a Hatcher Hole, I would guess that it had never been assembled into a rifle.
*The second receiver was a DHT in the SN range of 962xxx (I do not remember the whole number)- stock number 1005-3097326 50777371. This was obviously a used receiver.
I suppose that the SN of the old receiver was need to determine if the rifle was stolen. I believe that the old receiver was destroyed.
I never saw this advertised in the RIFLEMAN. My information came from the various DCM price lists.
Condition of the turn in was of no importance. The two that I turned in were butchered in an attempt to mount a telescope mount. One had a hole the size of a pencil that went all the way through the receiver as a result of drilling several holes.
When the supply of M1903 receivers was exhausted, a M1903A3 barreled action was offered.(This was announced in the RIFLEMAN)
Upon receipt of the old receiver, Form 4421 would be forwarded to you with a request for payment. There was a dire warning that if the old receiver was not received within 30 days, the order would be cancelled.
The stock number of the first replacement receiver was 1005-3097326-B003, Receiver, 1903 $7.90 plus packing, handling and transportation cost of $1.52 for a total of $9.42.
The entire process took from 10/27 to 12/15/1964 .
* The first receiver was a NS steel receiver in the 1.4M range without the Hatcher hole. It had a dark gray parkerized finish. Since this was without a Hatcher Hole, I would guess that it had never been assembled into a rifle.
*The second receiver was a DHT in the SN range of 962xxx (I do not remember the whole number)- stock number 1005-3097326 50777371. This was obviously a used receiver.
I suppose that the SN of the old receiver was need to determine if the rifle was stolen. I believe that the old receiver was destroyed.
I never saw this advertised in the RIFLEMAN. My information came from the various DCM price lists.
Condition of the turn in was of no importance. The two that I turned in were butchered in an attempt to mount a telescope mount. One had a hole the size of a pencil that went all the way through the receiver as a result of drilling several holes.
When the supply of M1903 receivers was exhausted, a M1903A3 barreled action was offered.(This was announced in the RIFLEMAN)
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