Un-refurbed M1917?

[Ridolpho]

Picked this up recently. Barrel is dated 11-18 and serial number seems appropriate. Everything I've found a mark on is Eddystone and the metal has a nice parkerized finish. I just lightly oiled it prior to taking the photos which explains the glossy appearance. The bore is what I would call excellent- bright, sharp rifling. The stock appears to be birch? but is in good shape and doesn't have rebuild marks- just the Eagle heads. One let down is the bolt which appears to be blued and gives the impression of not being original to this gun. The other surprise was that it needed some work to get proper tip of forend up-pressure. I'd be curious to know what you all think- could this be the original stock and original metal finish or has Ridolpho been stiffed once again? In reality I didn't pay that much for it and intend it to be a well used range gun. Thanks, in advance, for any input.

Ridolpho

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