Well I've wanted one for years and wish I picked it up years earlier for alot less money but it is what it is...

Ser#23249X all metal and wood parts match numbers which puts it as a 1954 although under the butplate the stock is dated 10-44??? for some reason the beech stock is 10 years older but matches the number. There are no rebuild marks or private ownership marks.

The troop tag under the butplate is numbered to the rifle and I guess the birth year of the soldier was 1935. My daughter is going to put a letter together and look him up. Hopefully she can make contact as this is her rifle(yes she already claimed it) and she is going to Switzerlandicon, Bavaria and Germanyicon next spring for her senior trip.

After cleaning off LOTS of crud both inside and out it has excellent blueing(approx 80-85%) and an incredible bore. The trigger was so caked with gook and grit that I couldn't get a feel for it till I disassembled and cleaned it. There is alot of creep but breaks clean at around 4-5 lbs.

Overall an excellent rifle and I can't wait to take it to the range and see how she does.

$300 even with 60 rounds of Privi reloadable and I bought a brick of GP11 for another $40 bringing it to $340 total. I guess I can be happy with that price if she shoots as well as she looks.
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