Mike: If that were mine I'd keep it as a collector and go looking for a sporter slightly down in condition, and put my efforts there.

You want to see 'battered', I should post a pic of my Greek MS!

Also, sounds like you've made up your mind, but I would advise against a swept-back spoon-handle on the bolt if you have the choice. The 'spoon-handle' is operated by placing the thumb on the 'top' of the handle, where it joins the bolt body, and lifting with the fore-finger. If its swept back, you can't do this. Stoegers will rot in hell for eternity for the embuggerance they coerced Steyr into enflicting on new Mannlicher-customers in the early fifties.