Was cleaning a M91 long rifle dated 1895 and found what appears to be possible Austrian capture marks on the bolt handle. Nowhere else on the rifle which seems odd as this is where you would expect to find them. I've never heard of them being on the bolt.

Very distinct AZ then the space runs out. An F is stamped at an angle, above and to the left of the AZ. So they aren't in order but it looks like they got started, ran out of space and went back.

No apparent conversions and other than that seems to be a basic run of the mill M91.

The bolt is serial numbered which is a first for one of my carcanos, but it does not match the receiver.

Anyone ever hear of them marking the bolts? Could be a postwar rebuild at an Italianicon arsenal and they switched the bolts or someone else just switched the bolt.
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