Uh huh. Somebody tinkered with it. Why was the nose cap cut down and the ears removed? Maybe one rainy Sunday afternoon in the shed Bubba had a bright idea as to how to make a custom nose cap!! There are all kinds of reworks done in the shed that would make one shake their head.

But you have an interesting project, a pretty cool old rifle. You appear to have a long Lee style receiver married to Sht.LE barrel complete with sights. The wood set is from wherever and whatever. Perhaps the modified butt is the only piece that is still original to the rifle.

Take more pics of the markings around the chamber areas please, so that we can figure out what components were used to put this one together.

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If the barrel fitted to the receiver checks out OK, you are halfway there to building a sporting rifle.