Ooops- 2 errors in my report- I stated 1939-- my schwing pocket handbook on Winchesters shows the sn as 1942- probably first year of wartime limited production of M70's in all the calibers and configurations-- The front sight and forged in barrel base are original- the rear sight is marked Williams--the safety conversion is not marked- like Buehler on my 1903-A3 sporter conversion, done by McCord of Ionai 1974-- 30-06 so I guessed at Williams, are Tilden conversions marked?? The only M54 I own, at present, is a 1935 SG in .270Win--it has the conversion, from the "paddle-wing Mauser style" safety to the post WW2 M70 style, gunsmith who did this is unknown to me.. RWTF

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