Were these types without the fore-cap stored in Malaysia for many years after the '56 insurgency?

My second #5 (all-matching) appears to be one of these and has the very dark wood finish.
Am a very late-bloomer with guns and my gun buddies who like some milsurps are not interested in LEs.
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