Purple is right, I have been in the military surplus game for over 50 year’s, and you see rifle bolt’s that appear to be new ,
with the same font number’s , but they are cut deeper than the number’s on the rifle
The rifle’s were exc/mint
So, what ‘s the call ?
I have a Garand Rifle that I selected from helping Allen Lever sort through thousand’s of gun’s, that has the barrel , op Rod,
serial numbered to the gun , which is mint, what’s the call?
I agree with the re numbering issue, but, what says what you see is original and not
arsenal and what is factory
I have a few Inglis that were tagged from Inglis , to purchasing commission, to military and finally Lend Lease Greece
They are mint with the holster’s, mags and lanyards
The tag’s were lost in shipping, but, I know that no one rebuilt them
One is mint stock cut with fixed sight etc
No one can say for certain, without papers, what really happened with any firearm