Serial # B274xxx
24" Barrel, Express sights with 2 flip up leaves for 200 and 300 yards. Barrel and bottom metal Bluing is 99%+. The is a very small spot on the bottom of the barrel about an inch from the muzzle. You have to look to see it. Other than that spot the metal is "minty".
The Mauser CRF receiver is stamped 1984 on the rear bridge, just in front of the bolt handle. The extractor shows a few tarnish spots that could be polished off. The front ring is starting to show a purple shading. Not as bad as some Ruger handguns that I have seen but it is there.
The stock is straight grained and shows some nice dark lines. There is a small spot near the bottom edge of the cheekpiece that looks like the center of a knot didn't take the stain. The portion of the stock that sticks out is on the right side below the bolt. There are six or seven wavy vertical grain lines from the receiver to just above the floor plate. I can't tell if the factory added some "filler" to the imperfections or if it is just the way a limb was growing out of the trunk.
The stock has a black forend tip and a nice case colored metal grip cap. Factory rear swivel stud and barrel swivel band. Recoil pad is the factory Brown pad embossed with Whitworth in the center.
Overall a very nice example of a Manchester stamped Whitworth that, as would be expected with this caliber.
