Many of the military issue MkIII rifles I encounter have no swivel installed forward fo the magazine, yet they are all (seemingly) machined to accept a swivel.

Were all the rifles built wit hthe swivel, and it was later removed on some rifles, or did rifles leave the factory with this part omitted?

Sadly, I've not got the Ross Rifle Story on-hand to reference.
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