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Amazingly, I found a 'poor boy' rifle at an auction here in UK. I'd only gone to see a live auction in progress. In its original form, it had been nicely done, with the name 'Kimmel' on the lock, but no other marks that I could see.
The really bad news was that somebody had added modern sling swivels, one of which was brazed to the barrel.
I may not have mentioned that is had been 'sporterised' by chopping almost two feet off the stock - by estimation, that is, as the barrel had been cut to exactly 24".![Mad :mad: :mad:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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The really bad news was that somebody had added modern sling swivels, one of which was brazed to the barrel.
I may not have mentioned that is had been 'sporterised' by chopping almost two feet off the stock - by estimation, that is, as the barrel had been cut to exactly 24".
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