WTK: I need to be enlightened on stocks

[bnew]

I have a later 1903A3; honest a safe queen: when I fiqure how to post pictures I will. However, I have 2 stocks, the first just has 2 pins and the other has the bolts;screws. When did this happen. I know why but when

[Rick the Librarian]

"Pinned" stocks were introduced in the fall of 1942 towards the end of Remington M1903 production in an attempt to save time and materials; there was apparently trouble with the "sturdiness" of the stocks when rifle grenades were fired. As a result, stocks with stock bolts were -reintroduced in the late summer of 1943.

You would expect to fine pinned stocks on original ate Remington M1903s and early Remington M1903A3s. They were also used on earlier Smith-Corona M1903A3s. I don't have information on the period SC stocks were switched over to stock bolts.