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Thaine #533916 01/14/19 10:21 PM
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AFAIK the 54 had a front sight base that was one piece with the bbl. Not a separate band & ramp like this rifle.
The caliber looks hand stamped with a couple of the numbers out of line and should be out with the Win bbl address on the bbl forward of the rear sight.
The rear sight was on a elevated boss integral with the bbl.
We see no rear sight, no rear sight integral boss, Winchester bbl markings,,just a lonely W/P proof on the bbl.
No pics of the Winchester bbl address or rear sight.

Lots of checkering,,gotta practice to get good I guess.
Maybe there's enough wood left to remove it.

The 'engraving' is all done with punches, mostly small circle/dot punches to form the designs, scrolls, ect. There's no cutting that I can see there.

Good possibilitys for the rifle I think,,but I wouldn't have gone quite that far into my wallet for it.

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I have a feeling that this was what the maker aspired to in reworking the Model 54: https://www.morphyauctions.com/jamesdjulia/item/53051-18-402/

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I'll stick with the later (1936-1963) M70s's-- way better trigger, bolt design, safety, stock dims-- That "tarted-up" M54 looks like someone tried to "put a $5K mink stole on a $5 hooker-- the Mauser wing safety makes a scope mount "iffy", and like the early M70's )1936-1942) only the front receiver ring was Drilled and tapped for a scope mount- Roger Rule covers the M54 quite well in his book "The Rifleman's Rifle", and as a rule, I refer to that book as my "Bible" when looking over pre-1964 M70's offered for sale. RWTF


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