"That is enough for one night. Opinions - who thinks that this can/should be put back to 1941 configuration?" --spinecracker

I'm sure with enought time that the rifle can be restored to it's 'as assembled' condition, but I'm not sure that I would. Right now you have a sought after '41 Long Branch that has done it's job the world over and has survived mostly intact. Who, where and when repairs were made will likely stay a mystery, but are the history of the rifle. I'd clean her up and display/shoot her proudly.

The F/xx are Fazakerley over year stamps so in '55 or later the rifle was maintained.

Brad