I now have a new question for Smelle. My CANADA Ross (DA188) has the inscriptions on the receiver ring defaced with Ross Rifle, Canadaand M-10 scratched like many of the bring back Japanese
rifles have the mum scratched out. Is yours similarly marked? Also the finish on mine has a mottled surface unlike my Ross II which is like most blued old rifles smooth appearing but mostly as if it in the white? I have assumed the mottled finish is from salt water exposure.