The barrel is 27 inches best can tell so think it has not been cut down . And yes it makes me ill to see a old mil surp that someone has sporterized , especially when it is done as bad as this . Starting to feel it might be easiest to sell it and get one more original cause by the time I add up all the stuff this needs I will be getting more into it then will ever be worth . Guess I will wait and sleep on it . It is sitting in my safe next to my K-31 and it looks so pitiful cause whats been done to it . They talk about animals being mistreated I think we need a law to keep these old guns safe from Bubba !!