Nice rifle, but it sems peculiar that it is fitted with a composition buttplate, when all pre-War Model 70's (and most pre-64's) were fitted with steel buttplates. What is the length of pull?
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Rifle arrived and it is simply beautiful! Correct PRE-WAR cloverleaf tang & stock, all normal with the exception of, no steel buttplate. L.O.P. 13.5 on the nose. Everything checks out original for Jan. 1940 serial# period. I let an older custom gunmaker look at it and he feels it was a special order for another type of buttplate and that buttplate was probably broken and this, was an older replacement buttplate. He stated this was done [special order] when people wanted to use another style buttplate or pad and didn't want to cut the stock, because of the widow's peak inletting. The only wear on the entire gun is a small amount on the sharp edges of the G&H side mount, otherwise 98-99%. All in all I am very happy with it!!! Jerry
