Brazilian 1952 R.Farmage 30.06 help needed

[m4a3sherman]

By the way, the buttplate is correct, and it is an 1898 action- the give away is the rear of the bolt housing; it is far more complex and has an additional lug which houses a spring and detent. The buttplates on many of the brazilians are pretty unique with their wavy pattern (

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The rifle is an 1898 action; the give away is the bolt housing which is more complex than the 1896 in that is has a provision for the spring and detent that locks the bolt housing in place. The buttplate and its "ripples" are unique to the Brazilian rifles and are sort of interesting. More often than not, one sees them over-sized for the stock and I am beginning to thing that they might have been "cupped" slightly around the wood before time and shrinkage took their toll. Additionally, they appear to mostly be on on the rifles that were cut down and rechambered for 30.06.