GRF:
Are you sure it's a V and not a P? I only ask because I purchased a grade 19 recently thinking it a P, but discovered post-acqusition that it was a P grade, which I am told by the experts (Ted Schefelbein and Kirk Merrington) are complete dogs to remove the breech block on.
Ted can explain far better than I how to tell them apart, but it has to do with whether the lever is one piece (V) or two piece (P).
Mine was in much better shape than the gun as you've described it, so I sent it to Kirk Merrington for a strip and clean and a repair of the forend lug.
Rem
