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    It is shown here: https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=68875

    Pictures of restoration when it is fully done, in that thread!

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    What about a photo of the bullet damage? That sounds interesting.
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    I don't have it at hands, with a friend for restoration. Sorry.

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    Ah, too bad; nothing among the photos you took previously?
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    Found one .. you can see where the bullet made the metal melt. Blue markings are from a pen to point out the damage.

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    That is certainly one heck of a of a blow, and I would suspect a shell splinter or a steel cored AP bullet rather than a normal rifle bullet, from the amount of damage and deformation. If there is "melting" of the steel I suggest only friction with a steel fragment could generate that kind of heat and force.

    Could well be a bullet strike from an AP round as one would expect many Germanicon snipers used such ammunition against sniper posts and probably other trenchworks, if the AP round had better penetration through sandbags etc.

    There is an interesting story behind this piece - it was clearly preserved when such a rifle would usually have been scrapped. Did you get any provenance from the seller?

    I wouldn't be in a rush to clean or "restore" it, at least not without keeping for possible future examination all the "dirt" removed from it.

    The second scope number on the receiver was 334, and I see the first was 168.

    The number is important, because this is presumably battle damage and the current state of knowledge on these as you know, is that only about 150 sets ever got to Franceicon in WWI, so already we have an interesting piece of evidence that perhaps that 150 is not correct.

    Even then, we have the question of why a scope with such a high number (334) was on a rifle that apparently received battle damage...? A scope that ostensibly should never have left Canadaicon in WWI.

    One has to wonder if the balance of the Ross W&S rifles, or some number of them, were not in fact sent to the UKicon at least for training purposes. It is known that there was at least once Canadian sniper school in the UK and none known in Canada.

    And if they were, why would replacements not have been sent to France from that number? From the photos we have, scoped rifles were hardly in generous supply.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Surpmil View Post
    I wouldn't be in a rush to clean or "restore" it, at least not without keeping for possible future examination all the "dirt" removed from it.
    It is nearly fully restored already and it was very tough job to restore this and a few other damages/sporterizations done to it. This is masterfully executed by a friend of mine. It should be fully finished in maybe one to two weeks. Why should I keep it damaged in this way for another few centuries and what for?

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    Yes, well worth restoring given the rarity of the rifle, and no doubt you have metal workers in Austriaicon who can do it to perfection. I hope you took some photos with the dirt removed.
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