New Ross MK2, have some questions?

[tr63]

About 5 years ago I sold a stock a in good condition that had been sanded lightly and the stampings on the right side butt looked readable for $475.00 plus $25.00 shipping . If I had it today for sale it would be $600.00 .

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[Surpmil]

From the damaged slot in the barrel-locking screw it looks like they figured out the barrel threading in the end. The chambers of these rifles were enlarged when hard-extraction issues appeared during WWI, due to poor quality ammo.

The fact that yours has a very good bore would explain why someone went to the trouble of shortening the barrel and re-cutting the chamber close to original specs.

As Tiriaq mentioned, you have the band and nosecap so a restoration is mostly woodwork.

And yes, this was an ex-Canadian military rifle.

[Bluenoser]

The scuff marks on the barrel are likely due to them thinking the barrel had right hand threads when they tried to remove it. As much as I enjoy restoring Ross rifles, I don't believe I would put the money into restoring one with a shortened barrel. Decent full-length barrels can be found, but they generally have poor to fair bores. The nose cap, although likely rebuildable, appears to have been quite heavily modified. Still, I would try to rebuild that cap before installing a reproduction.

[browningautorifle]

Will a replacement stock need to shorten at the muzzle end to be able to fit a bayonet ?

Yes it will.

I don't believe I would put the money into restoring one with a shortened barrel

Agreed, in the end you still have an oddity. Could make an excellent target shooter though as is.

[Surpmil]

And as for removing these "buggy whip" barrels as they are sometimes called, once the locking screw is removed, a few blows with a soft face mallet on the receiver around the chamber area usually loosens them enough for hand removal.