Help identify this Military rifle...

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My brother-in-law dug out his grandfather's rifle tonight at a Christmas get-together. All he said is he thinks a 6.5mm. It's a shame, cause it's in great shape, but it's been butchered. The barrel is hack-sawed off and the stock has been sportered.

Who can tell me what it is? Sorry for the poor quality pics. All he had was a blackberry and he's an engineer. :D

http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/AdrianMacCallum/?action=view&current=receiver.jpg
http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/AdrianMacCallum/?action=view&current=mag.jpg
http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/AdrianMacCallum/?action=view&current=bolt.jpg
 
Sorry, don't do this often. Try these:

http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/...anMacCallum/?action=view&current=receiver.jpg

http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/.../AdrianMacCallum/?action=view&current=mag.jpg

http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/...AdrianMacCallum/?action=view&current=bolt.jpg

What's the story on these? I don't know a thing about it. He'd just like to know what it is and if it's something to hang onto. I can probably have it for next to nothing. It's a shame the stock is sportered...it's the most beautiful piece of wood with stripes in it like a curly maple or maybe it's birch.
 
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Thanks fellas,

It's definitely been cut down. You can see the hack saw marks. How big of a deal is that to fix?

Is it worth much? I can't see it since the barrel is cut, the stock is sportered, and the numbers don't match at all. What should I offer him? $100?
 
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The barrel can be recrowned (makes a big difference to the shooting) with little trouble.

They take standard 6.5x55 amunition, generally called 6.5x55 SWEDISH even though both countries used the stuff.

The rifle is fun to shoot and that flip-down loading gate lets you dump-load 5 rounds SO fast it isn't even funny. Unloading is just as easy: flip open the loading gate and dump out the rounds, open the bolt to remove the one in the chamber.

The action has just a single locking-lug but it also uses the root of the bolt-handle as a part of the lockup, so that makes two. Some people say they are weak, but they also say that about the Lee-Enfield. Keep your pressures sane with either rifle and no problems.

The Norwegians were using Krags on the seal-hunt off Newfoundland until a few years ago. LOTS of them "disappeared" while out on the ice and show up out on the East Coast more than they do out here.

Nice find! And just in time for Christmas, too!
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Thanks for your input, Smellie.

The tough part may be convincing him to sell it to me. Alas, I wear my heart on my sleeve and something tells me my enthusiasm may have shown through...now he's taken an interest in it!
 
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