I may be mistaken, but did this rifle spend some time in South Africa recently? If not, it's the identical twin to one that's spent several years being flogged with no success. There were several reasons why it didn't sell.

The rifle in the pictures looks OK but it has been HEAVILY gone over, probably more than once.

The lockplates shine like a mirror...polished, no doubt. "Brushed and polished", in the vernacular of the day.