Recently purchased this mismatched No.4T and No.32Mk1 scope joined by an aftermarket bracket from a local collector known to me. He indicated that the cheekpiece is a replacement and that the previous owner had polished the scope within an inch of its life, including the steel tube and its markings. Mainly concerned with the rifle which is BSA Shirley #A1A8470. Very nice condition with very good bore. Has all the standard H&H markings except S51 on butt. As you can see the serial# and another number (3380-C) are stamped on the upper surface of the butt which I've not seen in any references. The serial# and other now unreadable things were stamped on the forend adjoining the front band. Inside the forend channel there is crudely marked "IVE". Markings on the barrel (which doesn't match the mottled finish on the action body) don't look like BSA marks to me but somewhat resemble the marks on the Enfield replacement barrel on a "42 Savage T less scope" in the Library. My questions to the experts are: 1)Does it look like a genuine No.4T, and 2)Are the butt, forend, and barrel replacements? Hope I'm not missing a bunch of obvious things but I'm fairly new to this game. The rifle has obviously been the object of some bodging (rear pad is definitely a replacement). Thanks, in advance, for any comments.
Ridolpho