99RS Version 2:
1) Redfield 70LH receiver sight
2) Rear sight slot blank
3) Front Lyman #31 gold bead
Them was the specs from the start to the end..
Ways to tell if a 99R has been "changed":
1) Missing one or more of the above
2) blue rubbed off where a rear sight would have sat
I'd say that's a 99R with a Redfield on it since the front and rear sights look to have been changed.
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