Sorry to hear of your friends fathers passing. He was obviously a man of very good taste in firearms. I would agree with others that the rifle started out life as an NRA sporter. SN in the right range, slightly heavier barrel contour, star gauge markings, slight rounding of the front of the receiver, and better polish and blue than an issue rifle would have all point towards NRA sporter. I wish I could help on the stock maker. The checkering pattern I have seen before, just not sure where. That is a very nice rifle, in unmolested condition. Very hard to find rifles from that era that have not been altered for a scope, refinished, or otherwise altered. You picked a fine one. I hope some others on this board can help us out with identifying the stock maker.
Thanks for posting,
John
Last edited by gasgunner; 02/27/18 11:25 AM.
