The butt could have been replaced at some stage part of their past BFO my 1921 Lithgowicon is wearing a complete new top & bottom fore woods in the white never been sanded down and still rough as guts but I leave it as is, consensus was here that at some stage it had a dipping in a bluing tub but inconclusive assessments at this point and was un-fired by its WWII owner and un-fired by the gunny I brought it off whom had it for about 20 years it has been well looked after and still has traces of cosmolineicon in the action. I have had it for about 5 years and still not fired it and probably wont as it is a safe queen it came with a Lithgow 1921 Dbl stitch Scabbard & 1921 ' 07 Lithgow bayonet which has the rifles serial No. stamped on it.