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[Doco overboard]

I can see a 38 on the barrel with an arrow to it, The back sight remained un-struck with the original number matching the receiver, and yes the wrist has clearly been scraped down, then at some point, the exterior of the wood and surrounding metal at the edges covered with varnish or shellac after it all had been installed to the rifle.

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[Alan de Enfield]

I can see a 38 on the barrel with an arrow to it, The back sight remained un-struck with the original number matching the receiver, and yes the wrist has clearly been scraped down, then at some point, the exterior of the wood and surrounding metal at the edges covered with varnish or shellac after it all had been installed to the rifle.

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