I took the rifle apart today to look it over. The metal on the barrel and the receiver is in great shape. May need at some point to seek a replacement trigger guard and front barrel band. They are in rough shape for some reason or another.

In comparing this rifle to others on Gunbroker and other websites, I don't think it was scrubbed of markings anymore. The barrel under the handguard has all the proofs, and I even found another electro penciled serial number that matches all the others under there on the barrel. I think it was just so faintly etched on the receiver that it wore off. There is no Isapore screw in the forestock Under different lighting sources it appears to be also marked (ROF) (F) but it is very faint. It does have one BSA part in the bold assembly. Serial number placement matches many I've seen. The serial number on the stock band is placed instead of the "Englandicon" stamp on some.

The trigger guard looks fine when the rifle is assembled, it's only when it's apart that you can see the deep pitting on the side where it touches the stock. Not enough to destroy it's integrity so it isn't a real big deal. The barrel band I would like to replace though.