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Remington 1903 Bushmaster

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I have a Remington 1903 Bushmaster. Serial Number 3138420.  It is dated 6/42.   Everything about it says it is a real Bushmaster.  Is there a way I can find out if this was with the 158th Infantry Regiment at Panama or in the Pacific?

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    Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!

     

    In accordance with U.S. Army records disposition schedules, documents relating to individual weapons would not have been treated as permanent records and transferred to the National Archives.

    Please bear in mind that only about 1%-3% of the textual records created by the Executive Branch agencies of the United States government are appraised to be of permanent legal or historical value and accessioned to the National Archives. The remaining 97%-99% are eventually destroyed by the creating agencies, in accordance with their records disposition schedules.    

     

    We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further. 

     

    We hope this assists you with your research! 

     

    Sincerely,

     

    Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)

    [RR2RR 24-07928-SZ]

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