The military style carbines are more scarce than the sporters, especially the No.2, but if the barrel has been replaced (presumably with a surplus military barrel) then collector value can be expected to plummet. It might still be fun to own and shoot.

Any pics?

Perhaps you could ask the seller to share some info on stamps and markings for my research? Feel free to send me a PM if he doesn't want to share serial numbers on the forum.