The barreled action is a 1909 Sestroryetsk with matching tang. No import marks. No Finnish or obvious Balkan traits. The bolt and buttplate have been stamped to match and are also parkerized. The mag housing (non-matching), barrel bands and stock nose cap are original bluing. The stock is finished with a reddish-brown varnish or lacquer, not shellac.
Now the curious stuff. Of course, the parkerized finish. My gut tells me stateside, but with other oddities, who knows? I've pictured a couple of very small marks under the serial number on the barrel shank which are not typical. Partial Serbian crown and a dot? Naw..... dunno. The top of the rear tang also has been marked. Stamps on either side of the barrel are also pictured. Rear sight has not been altered, other than the refinish.
The bolt parkerizing did not take as well as the rest of the metal, but it is there. It has the same sequence of number in two places, both lined out. And the new matching number is stamped on the top rear flat of the bolt body, in a very small font size. The buttplate number is the same size and font as the bolt. WWI era Unit marks on the rear of the buttplate do point decidedly toward Austria or Germany. The wire hanger holes through the early stock could also be German or Austrian.
Anyway, I've rambled long enough. Here's the non-import stamped gun with the mystery finish and marks. Enjoy, and thanks for looking.
