Neo: As indicated in post #8, it's not a common occurrence to find a No. 1 that's all original. You may, however, find that some important pieces like barrel and bolt are original to the gun which is generally considered a good thing by collectors. Remove the handguards and see what markings you can see and photograph on both sides of the barrel reinforce. If rebarreled somewhere that will be evident. If the bolt matches the receiver serial #, photograph any markings you can find on it and post. You've concluded the forend to be Ishapore? If so, it predates the Ishapore forends that have the steel strap at the rear end. Is there a serial # stamped on it? The more you can photograph and post, the better.

Ridolpho
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