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    Overall it appears to be an M10 .280, even to the barrel profile, but clearly those markings on the barrel don't fit that hypothesis.

    Is there a serial number on the barrel just above the stock line and just ahead of the reciever (offhand side)?

    At a guess I'd say you may have a .280 that was later converted to .303 using a re-profiled and shortened Mk.III .303 barrel.

    Trouble is, you don't have a .303 magazine there - or at least not the factory one - what does the feed ramp look like?

    What type of butt plate does it have?

    The stock is either a copy of an M10 stock, or someone has crudely recut the chequering. I expect it is the real thing, but it looks like a Mk.III butt plate might be fitted?

    It has obviously been together for a long time, and it is known that a few Quebec City gunsmiths assembled Rosses from leftover parts into the 1930s even, so that is another option.
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