It's definitely chambered in 7x57. If the barrel was replaced, 'twas done long ago as the current one has external pitting nearly equal to that on the receiver, & the the blueing is gone from the muzzle. I've read some pieces that talk about Standard and/or Banner models that were originally chambered in 7x57, so I wonder if it might have gone to China, Bolivia, Ethiopia, etc. as an export gun?
The bore is probably a mess - I haven't looked. But, she shoots as well as I can see these days.
The extractor has definitely been replaced, as has the bolt release, and the bottom metal looks different than the rest of the receiver. It's not a total mutt, but I knew I wasn't getting a collector piece, either. I just wanted something that locked-up tightly, and could take a hog or 3.
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Last edited by Folically_Challenged; 01/13/18.
