The stamp on the left of the magazine looked old to me, that's what made me think it was there to begin with until I read about those stamps in curttons sticky.
Looks can be deceiving.
SIR/Cabelas must have stamped that V on the receiver.
That V stamp looks new.
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thanks nort , it was interesting to see a non-spring bolt also works in a 1950 .
you can tell the SN on the side the mag was not stamped at the same time as the SN was stamped on the receiver, the fonts are different , especially the 3 and 1 .