questionable presentation carbine

[Dave-In-Maine]

Well, I am certainly not the expert here, but my BS detector is beeping. Amazingly crisp markings for 6+ decades. Fascinating discolored area on the receiver where the original markings would have been. Amazing bit of metallurgy that surface marks magically disappear at the discolored area.............only to reappear on the other side. Interesting change of lighting source to mess up the pix of the receiver...........neat how the inner and outer portions of the barrel band are so flush with each other, almost as if something had been cut off....................................

Beautiful wood stock, though--it would be awesome in a sporter carbine.

My $0.02--someone is being taken to the cleaners.