Quote Originally Posted by Lakey View Post
Hi Mike,

Here is the date on the rifle, it is really small and a little difficult to read, so I cant tell if it is 04/56 or 04/66 ? If they are six's, then they are a slightly different height from what I can tell, which possibly may be due to two different stamps ? See what you think



Thanks for all your info on this rifle

Kind Regards
Andy
Now that’s very interesting, thanks!

I’m guessing “04 66.” I don’t think either date stamping, or the plastic trigger, was around in 1956.

Unless your action is not original to the stock (which seems unlikely to me) then my original date guesstimate is wrong, and this model 50 stock style was made later than I thought. Always something new to learn!