1943 Long Branch No.4 Mk1*

[limpetmine]

The bolt looks right to me. Look closely at the first "8". Looks like a little bounce in the number, but the color and finish look right. I think someone made the rifle match the bolt and called it "A numbers match" rifle. A couple more close ups in natural light may help. When bolts are ground down and renumbered, there is usually a shelf on the left side, (to the right of the "B", in this case). The serrations look like machining marks to me.

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[browningautorifle]

When bolts are ground down and renumbered, there is usually a shelf on the left side

The back of the bolt has been filed. There's another number to the left of the "8" and something was under the "L". There's a remains of a number inside the "3" too. Inside the "0" is a lateral mark like the back of a "7". It's not unusual to reuse a bolt. This isn't a factory new bolt though.