looking for advice r203

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chetr1200c
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looking for advice r203

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i posted this knife in the q&a forum and although i did recieve some advice it isn't exactly what i was looking for. the cracked scale is a given, no second guessing on that.
i own 3 other r203's and they all have the spear blade with the swedge cut on both sides. this knife has the swedge only on the shield side. i have a few of the old pal blade co. easy opens that have the swedge on the shield side only.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270904337253?ss ... 1423.l2649
accepting the fact that this is still a remington, but probably put together after 1940. my question is this:
did remington put out r203's with both the single and double swedge? that one is hard for me to find any research on except for what i own.. i have seen different shields on that pattern.
thank you
chet
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