Oh thank you. someone else miss informed me, He had said they never had them. He wasn't from this site.
Was the new receiver thought to be installed in Englandor Australia
? It could have been a favor for someone high up or important that carried the rifle in the great war 20 years before. Weapons have amazing sentimental value. Just an outta of the box thought. Obviously it was something uncommon.
The Germans would have stamped it that it was in for work. Did the British or Aussies not also do that?