crack in operating slide spring tube?

[votan]

hello, new here. i've lurked for a while. i picked up a carbine that would have been as issued WW2 except that the stock was "sporterized". it has a flip sight, flat bolt, type 1 band, etc. the stock is a write-off: really, poorly sanded into a sort of monte carlo looking thing and thickly varnishedl. i've noticed a small crack running lengthwise, maybe an inch long (or is it a poorly drilled hole?) in the slide tube bottom. is this reciever a write-off or is it stiil useable? i was hoping i could rescue it. thanks.

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