1940 Dispersal, bad pitting, would it have been released like that?

[Alan de Enfield]

Here's a visual of how little contact a new bolt can have in a Lee-Enfield. This is a NOS bolt body without any fitting done in a 1911 SMLE I obtained without bolt.

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Just a small portion of one lug is bearing on the locking surface. Not good!

A good example of why it is so important to make sure that the bolt and body are properly 'matched' together