122623 was a 1912 src. .303 that made it's way to B.C. and which is ,I believe a mirror blue though not much is left of the finish it shows that prospective. It needs to be reassembled ;at this point needing only a new saddle ring staple.
Incidently your book will be in demand and so will David's for a long time out there.
Thank you. I hope folks find it useful.
And yeah.. your 1899F is the 3rd variation and would have had mirror blue finish and perchbelly stock. By serial number it would date to very early 1912, though guns didn't get finished in serial number order so it might have been accepted a bit later.
