"Unissued" (not JJCO) Lithgow

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Brian they started parkerising around the time rifles were serial numbered B80000 at the end of 1941.
Son I only put a question mark over the serial numbering because of the weight on every number and the font is a little different to the bolt. I looked through pictures of about 12 maybe 15 1941 actions and couldn't find one stamped so heavily. Doesn't mean it's not right though, I just thought it worth raising for discussion.
Maybe this barrelled action was never completely assembled into a rifle and jovino or someone bought it as a barrelled action.

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The ones Ive seen are copper but have used steel screws, which btw took the "hammer" So on my one I replaced them with brass ones (Ive kept the "originals") and yes Ive seen brass shim.

The factory used brass and steel screws.

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