Beat-up and broken, but a Very Nice Rifle underneath!
Look foreward to more discoveries about this one.
(In my experience abotu 78% of all old guns have white or beige paint spilled on them.)

BTW: Michael has posted photos of 25 between the wars custom rifles (23 Springfields!) on my web site. Just photos to give the flavor, but more to come!
I will be adding more commentary later today... Check it out!