Need more info about this REmington .30-06 rifle, please.

[Sabith]

I need more info on this Rifle that my father has. On the reciever portion, it has remington and what we believe to be the SN of 680. On the barrel it has .30 Springfield 1906 and under that, is a circle with the initials of R.E.F. inside it.

This was my gandfathers gun and my family are the original owners. So I am looking for anything anyone could tell me about it and if possible, maybe a ballpark of the value?

Thanks

Ken

[Sabith]

It is a bolt action hunting rifle, not the military version, but the Sportmans model, so say's my father. I will work on getting some pictures, but he is in another state and is not the most tech savy...

Thanks

Ken

[Sabith]

so how to tell the model # if there is none printed on the Gun? and you think it is the 1917, even though it states 1906 on the barrel?

[Sabith]

nice reference, thanks. I am having him take pics of the rifle so that both you and I have more info. I should have those in a day or two.

Thank you for your help on this.

Ken

[Sabith]

I have some info and pistures now, but the picture that I wanted to get was not readable, but he is retaking the reciever to barrel area for markings and the front sight. Attached at the rest of the pictures of the rifle.

here is the info that he sent me in email:

[which is barrel] says .30 springfield 1906 -- right side is receiver says[very top] REMINGTON trade mart-- then below that is # 680. -----
part way down barrel says:
Remington Arms Company Inc. Successor to the remington
arms UMC. co.inc. remington ilion works, n.y.u.s.a.
the gun has the enfield action[could be spelled infield]
22" barrel---I think the rear sight is the Marble-goss one on the side of sight is marked MG uspa.


When I get the pictures of these markings, I will post them too.

Thanks

Ken

[Sabith]

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[Sabith]

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[Sabith]

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Ken

[Sabith]

very cool, I am still waiting to see what else you can tell me once I get the rest of the details from the pictures. Once you get the fin from the marks, could you tell if it was in the war or not?

Thank you for the info, it is great to know.

Ken

[Sabith]

well, second try at pics no luck either, but here is what my father wrote to me about it. I will see if I can get him to find someone that can take a closeup picture in focus (does not know much about the digital Camera, sorry).

you can't really make muck out of the other markings[also their on the bottom side of barrel/breech] had to remove stock, anyway the one marking is a circle/about 6 lines comming out[like a picxture of a eye. then the letter is a B and below it a diamond mark & to left of it is a u

not sure if that helps or not.

Ken

[butch lambert]

This is pictures of a Remington 30 Express in 30-06.




This rifle has a few handling marks on the stock, but is in excellent condition.
Butch

[ChuckD]

Sabith,
I believe you have a first Model 30A, The low SN would indicate first year production.
The 1st. Model (1921) had a Remington receiver site dove tailed into the reciever bridge.
They are impossible to find, so a Marble-goss might have been added later. We do know the butt stock has been cut to add the recoil pad, however the grooved fore end was correct for the 1st. Model. It was changed with the introduction of the 30 Express.
There are two things that were different between the 1917 Military and 1st. M-30.
Is there a dovetail under the present receiver sight, and does the bolt cock on opening or closing? Military cocks on closing while the M-30 on opening.
If I was not so technically challenged, I would post photos of my 1st. Model.

ChuckD