Thank you Mike.
Very helpful. I bought this gun in 2004 from a shop so I assume the original owner is long lost, as is the original stock. It was also way before I came to learn that all those funny squiggles and marks on the action actually meant something. So, fat, dumb and happy I went on my merry way firing standard .323 slugs. I will slug the bore and see what turns up.
So, of the two serial numbers, how does one know which is the original? I would then assume the other (31579) might be from M&V.G. who, in this case, perhaps finished up an action from Mauser, yes? Finishing, further assumed, would be things like the stippling of the receiver, light engraving, fitting sights and/or mounts, etc., correct?
As always, much appreciated,
Hoot
