I double checked, the Hoffman marking is F.E. Hoffman in the center of the barrel. The chamber marking is 35 IMP Whelen,on the barrel next to the receiver. I pulled the action and there are no other markings it is not bedded but there are shims near the action screw holes. The Springfield number is 1493XXX.
The Winchester has the model 70 barrel with the milled one piece front sight base. The bolt has the side safety. This gun was out of an estate and has been as pictured for 50 years or more. Does anyone have any idea who made the stock? The stock has a very old rubber butt pad but I cant make out the mark. It has A triangular mark on the top and 3 patent dates 1914, 1915 and 1927; that is all I can make out. The floor plate has 61 (or something like it) directly in front of the trigger guard.
I'm going to give you a set of "SWAG" answers--the 61 in front of the trigger guard bow on the M70-54 "hybrid" (darn fine looking rifle too) is most likely the inspectors stamp-- if the front of the magazine floor plate release-lock push button is at a 90% to the axis, it is 1936-1941 era- ditto if the safety moves from SAFE at 9 o'clock, to striker lock at 6 o'clock to FIRE at 3 o'clock position-- The Triangle and the three patent dates may mean a Jostam, after June 1922 WRA had their own design of a solid red recoil pad with the plug hole covers-- As far as stock makers-- wow- I'd eliminate R.G. Owen, Tom Shellhammer, Paul Wundhammer from the mix- might be Pachmyer's work (Frank liked tiger striped stock wood) except you would expect one of their pads to be covering the butt- great research anyway. RWTF
