Repeater Action
Bolt Body
The main reciprocating component of a bolt action.
Arms it fits
Documented parts
In stock now
Names recorded
Identification
Notes on the bolt body are still at the bench
Identification notes are written one part at a time, from pieces Butch has had in hand — so this section fills in as he works through the vocabulary rather than all at once. If you are trying to identify a bolt body you already own, he answers those directly at butch@butchsantiquegunparts.com.
How the mechanism works
Plates & drawings
Original patent drawings for this mechanism, filed by the people who designed it, with every component called out and numbered. They are grouped by how the part works rather than by which arm it came off — the classification that put them here names the mechanism and says nothing about the gun.
Fits
Bolt Body by model
Will it fit
No interchange recorded yet
Butch Schoeller writes these notes only from parts he has handled. A blank section means nothing has been checked yet — not that everything fits.
From the bench
Availability
Nothing of this type is listed at the moment. Most of this catalog is one-of-a-kind, so stock turns over item by item rather than being restocked — posting a wanted listing is the reliable route, and aggregated requests are what tell Butch which parts to make next.
The reference
Documented examples
Dutch Beaumont Rifle Parts Bolt Body
Dutch Beaumont Rifle
Krag Rifle Parts Bolt Body
Krag Rifle
Mauser Parts Bolt Body
Mauser
Remington Rolling Block Parts Bolt Body
Remington Rolling Block
Rolling Block Rifle Parts Bolt Body
Rolling Block Rifle
Sharps Carbine And Rifle Parts Bolt Body
Sharps Carbine And Rifle
Spencer Rifle And Carbine Parts Bolt Body
Spencer Rifle And Carbine
U.S. 45 70 Trapdoor Springfield Bolt Body
U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield
U.S. Krag Rifle Parts Bolt Body
U.S. Krag Rifle
Winchester Parts Bolt Body
Winchester