I recently obtained this rifle and broke it down for inspection. Something I noticed on the action body left side near the ring was a bright spot. The polished area is right where the rail meets the ring and are well below the wood line.

The same surface has a corresponding location on the wood that appears to result from the manufacturing process so nothing alarming in that respect as far as I can tell.

When I looked further and towards the main thrust of my question is, does the area towards the ring in the same vicinity and the front action screw reinforce appear to be polished further (tool marks) than what would ordinarily appear on this sort of rifle when it was manufactured and is it something to be concerned about.

I have attached a few pictures of the opposite side that shows tool marks that would normally be seen. The port side just seems to be smoothed over with a die grinder or other method. Other features of the rifle appear to check out satisfactorily from other information I have gleaned from the site.

This rifle appears to have been together for some time and is in good order with normal wear due to its age. Thanks for any information anyone can provide before I light this thing off.

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