How often does this happen?

[Anzac15]

I managed to find today a 1917 Terni M91 rifle with matching bolt and receiver. By far the filthiest rifle I have ever come across. By dirty I mean filled with dirt and long dead bugs. No kidding. Not import marked. Had to have been a true 'bring back'. Spent the entire day taking it down and cleaning it. There's no telling the last time it was disassembled, as it took PB Blaster to loosen screws.
Long story short, it cleaned up really well. And lo and behold, once the dirt and surface rust was gone, I noticed the bolt matched the rifle. Have owned many Carcanos, this is the first matcher I've run across.
Odd thing about this one is that it has the small star on the tang where the bolt rides, which I understand is a refurb mark. This rifle does not seem refurbed in any way.
So in a long winded roundabout way, was just wondering how 'rare' a matching M1891 fucile was. Anyone else out there have one?

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