I recently picked up a 1920 Lithgowicon, and was wondering if you guys could confirm/refute my assumption on this rifle. Every part seems to match except for the bolt body and bolt head. The bolt body is unmarked, the spot on the rear of the handle appears to have been machined flat and re-blued with no markings. The bolt head has only "MA 47" stamped on it. It appears to be unfired with this bolt head, the face is minty-clean. There's no FTR marking or anything else that would seem to indicate a rebuild, but I'm guessing the "47" on the bolt head would indicate the year it was made? Would this mean this rifle got a replacement bolt in 1947? The cocking piece is the older round type and has the A in a 7 point star stamp, which every other part seems to also have.

Any insight would be appreciated!
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