Ah, thank you. That is helpful.

I'd like to think that this rifle is pretty much as it was when originally manufactured, just with a few parts replaced when it came back to the factory for a check-up, mere months after the Korean War went cold. It may not mean much in terms of collectability, but I like it. It may be hard to part with this one, even though I got it as a gift for my father. At one time in his youth he had a Lithgowicon No.1 Mk. 3* that he absolutely loved. Times got hard though, and he had to sell it. He's always missed it. So, when I saw this one right before his birthday, I knew exactly what I was going to do.