Sniper Rifle w Spotter Scope Canadian 1944

[CODFan]

Currently on GunBroker. Sniper Rifle w Spotter Scope Canadian 1944

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/620419192

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[browningautorifle]

This should be interesting...

[Rwsgunsmithing]

So what's the word on this gun? Is it the real deal?

[limpetmine]

FWIW I've seen this rifle before. The circle whingding on the scope mount is a dead give away. I bet I've got a picture of it somewhere.

[Surpmil]

FWIW I've seen this rifle before. The circle whingding on the scope mount is a dead give away. I bet I've got a picture of it somewhere.

Electro-pencilled C Broad Arrow inspection mark I believe. Why so messy I don't know. Seems to have been one of those carbide-tipped things people still use to put their social insurance numbers on valuable metal objects, with similar degrees of neatness.

[desperatedan]

Interesting scope number........

[Surpmil]

Interesting scope number........

Isn't it? More made perhaps than some records suggest? Or numbers inflated to conceal true production levels?

The bolt knob mod is pretty different too. Considering the missing number, and remains of the previous one, perhaps an owner modified a spare bolt and the original never got refitted? Or one of those estates where the bolts were stored out of the rifles and the relatives/executor didn't know enough to mate them up again?

[browningautorifle]

No bids yet?

[snipershot1944]

Somebody bought it. $6500 buy it now. Anybody on this board?

[limpetmine]

I'd bet not!