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    Maltby No4 Mk1 bolt..

    Hi;
    I know where there`s a 1943 Maltby No.4 that i would like to buy.
    The rifle is in nice shape and is coated in heavy packing grease all over.
    However, the last 3 serial #`s on the bolt does not match. The rifle is
    head spaced correctly. In light of this, would this be a NO GO purchase or
    is it OK as long as the head spacing on the bolt is correct. A very
    nice example of a Maltby. ?????? Phil.
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    I would buy it if the price was right, no worries. But then, I'm not anal about all matching rifles, etc.

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    Refit the bolt PROPERLY, make sure it gauges up, carefully file out or machine the number OFF the bolt and re-engrave or lightly stamp the correct number. There you go, a perfectly matching rifle and bolt.

    Providing it's done correctly, that's just what we did hundreds and hundreds of times. We had a big box of new and part used bolts that had been spun up in a lathe and had the old number spun off

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