L42 A1 Don't judge a book by it's cover

[Surpmil]

That very well may be the first stepped diameter barrel L42a1 shown on this forum! Have yet to see one in person. Always thought they were later than '71, though.

Your front pad might set some sort of staking record for this forum as well.

Linked this thread to the old L42 Photos thread (this thread is linked back in Post #41):

L42 Photos

Yes, noticing those two features I thought it must have had a very active career indeed.