Here is my 1958 Alaskan in 338. Just picked it up on Thursday, it came with a Bushnell Scope Chief and will soon be wearing a Leupold, thinking 2.5 - 8 x 36 but may go 3-9 x 40 depending on how they fit and look.
There's 2 dates they carve on your tombstone. Everyone knows what they mean. What's more important is time that is known as the little dash inbetween.