Found one of these for sale today. Not seriously considering it but it has my interest. Exterior of the rifle looks decent. Overall good finish. some small pieces of wood missing from the upper handguard where it thins toward the receiver. Price seems reasonable at $249, could probably get it lower. Biggest problem is the bore. It has very sharp lands and grooves, crisp rifling but it all appears to be covered in rust. Can't be heavy rust as everything is sharp but it still looks like rust. It also has two sling attachments, one pair on the side and one on the bottom with swivels. They look original. Date of manufacture is 1951 and it is in 8mm. Not the fixer upper challenge I generally go for as the exterior looks good as it is but the bore could be problematic. How can you tell when the damage is too much for it to be functional? Rifling reminded me of the Mosin Nagants I have, very crisp.

It's not a Cabela's rifle either so this one is cash out of pocket. I have a Spanish Mauser bayonet but unfortunately it will not fit this one without an adapter. So that excuse is out the window with the wife.
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