That's interesting. The stocks were impressed checkering through 1980. Your stock has the same checkering as my 1981 vintage 99C but no Monte Carlo buttstock. Oops, I made a mistake, my 99C is 1982 production. Maybe that's the reason for the differences. I just checked the 1981 catalog, the 99C is shown with a Monte Carlo buttstock. You might pull the buttplate and forearm and see if the assembly codes on them match. They are a combination of numbers and letters. The code is also stamped on the left side of the lower tang. That requires removing the buttstock. David
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