Here's a quick preview of my recent acquisition, will post better pics when I get time.

Bore is VGC, bright and shiny with crisp rifling, so will be a shooter if I can line up all the components.

The scope is a 1916 Aldis, very nice, but the rings are modern so will have to go, and the bridge-mount is 'interesting' but appears to be welded on (!) so may have to stay.

The front receiver-ring has an engine-turned top panel rather than the usual ROSS RIFLE Co Canada etc, and appears to be factory-original. I have been unable to find another quite like it on the web, not sure of the significance.

Will enjoy the research, and eventually shooting the world's first high-velocity magnum! (hopefully!)