I was able to do this quite easily on the clip that was original (I think) to the 1903 I acquired, but am wondering if that was normal or not. I was able to slide the bottom plate off the clip and completely disassemble / clean the entire clip assembly. I just bought another clip off e-bay that I knew wasn't correct specifically for the 1903......says Auto 22LR on it but basically looks identical (almost) to the 1903 clip. Cannot be disassembled by sliding off the bottom plate however.......bummed me out. It fits the 1903 just like the original clip. Am I to assume that I was lucky in being able to disassemble my original clip?

Thx in advance for any info / reply.

RA