Mick:

No, I didn't pursue any information on the proof marks. Once I realized it could not be original, I had no interest in it and walked away. This occurred around the first of December, 2004.

I later saw the rifle on a display stand at the SCI show (Jan 2005) in Galazan's booth. I didn't bother to pick it up and inspect it further, knowing it had been altered from original.

SWT577