My 99R has a factory hand checkered but stock with a non checkered forearm. Is this common or did someone change forearms? The but stock and receiver both have the same numbers stamped into them. So I assume they are a match. The forearm does not have matching numbers. As far as ware and tare, fit and color. Both the two stocks seam to be an exact match. Also rifle has what appear to be factory sling swivel studs. The closest to dating the rifle is around 1954. SN 711XXX. And looking at the lever boss code with a 25x loop only revels a very lightly stamped 19 inside half an oval. Was told the sellers dad purchased it new in the fifty's. BTW how hard is it to come by the factory sling swivels? Anyone have a good picture of what I should be looking for?

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