What is the best looking springer WITHOUT the stock

[Geezer]

LOL
Why is it a weird thread appreciateing the look of fine engenring and design, it's fair enough if you don't care what it looks like as long as it works but sometimes it's pleasing to see a nice looking action out of the stock (for some anyway )

I kind of get what you mean. And the Sport was a vaguely serious suggestion - it does have a simple elegance to it. But, as you suggest, I really don't care what the non-visible bits look like if it works well, and the rifle with stock attached looks nice.

Also I can think of a number of engineering solutions in various fields that are elegant to look at, but don't work as well as the elegance of design suggests.