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Unread 05-28-2022, 10:41 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by schutzen-jager View Post
almost definitely barreled by Century overseas before importation - common practice with them if the work could be done cheaper in some foreign countries -
I disagree. The rework was done post-WW1 - 1920's - and sold somewhere in Europe as there is no "Germany" stamp. The barrel is far from having been recently installed. The poorly stamped "M23" suggests that it was imported from Finland where it may have been sold commercially.
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