Canadian Ross M10 Mk3 Sniper Rifle (Legit or Put Together?)

[Badger]

I recently received an email from an individual who wanted my opinion on a Canadian Ross M10 Mk3 Sniper Rifle he has in his possession. He gave me permission to republish his pics, which I've attached to this post.

I have also taken the liberty of consolidating a number of his emails with questions and comments into single quoted content below.

Here's an MKL entry for an all correct and authenticated 1915 M10-Ross MkIII* Sniper Rifle, with an associated 227 pic photo montage that may help in the research.

1915 M10 Ross MkIII* Sniper Rifle Serial #223

One glaring difference that I noticed immediately was the absence of the Scope Serial Number being stamped into the right side of the butt, which appears in the MKL authenticated example. (see pic below)


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Any feedback would be appreciated ...

Regards,
Doug

Recently purchased this Ross M10 MkIII with a Warner Swasey M1913 scope from the estate of a 96 year old dealer/collector in the US – his collection included countless rare and one-off firearms from the First and Second World Wars.

The bolt doesn’t match the stock, as is shown. There is a ‘No.5’ stamped on the scope and a ‘5’ stamped on the mount as well. The SN# on the stock is 1915 ‘300’ GG (I believe?).

I wanted to get your opinion – do you think this is legit? Also, do you have a source for either the bayonet lug/nosecap and/or the lower barrel band retaining bolt?

What makes me doubt it's authenticity:

-the screws on the base are rounded, instead of flat.
-the base on your rifle has some curved portions going from the legs that contact the receiver to the rail on the base, where mine doesn't
-the base on your rifle has a black strip in the channel where mine doesn't
-the SN stamped on the scope looks kinda funky
-the SN (300GG) is outside of the range of the first shipment. (though Clive says it's entirely possible it could be part of the second)
-doesn't have scope #stamped on buttstock

The picture of just the stock shows the portion directly under the forward mount 'leg', where theres a small portion cut out to allow clearance, which was mentioned as being correct for sniper stocks.

Any idea what the 'BC5' on the front of the bolt handle? Have anything to do with the scope and mount number being 5? The repair in the stock may suggest refurbishment of some sort.

Those are my thoughts at least.

Thank you in advance

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