1953 Yep the rifle is original has no sights but all blocks are present, I have been thinking about mounting a modern optic to see what it is capable of. Sitting on the rack right next to it was a national match probably 90% original condition no sights for her either by again all blocks present. I won't even tell you guys the price except to say I was told it had a bad bore and the price reflected it. I never looked at the bore until I brought it home and cleaned it the bore looks almost perfect to me. Sadly I have no provenance or information on the pair and the store employees do not want to share a name. I would really like to find the original sights and visit with the previous owner.