You bring up a good point, the first version Lyman no. 36 is rather hard to come by. I've still got the original bolt release that the Lyman replaced. Otherwise, the stock finish looks pretty old but I don't have any other mannlicher prewar to compare it to. I notice a couple of checkering overruns that you would think wouldn't be on a rifle of this quality. Do you think it possible that the stock is a replacement? This one was imported through Von Lengerke & Atoine, Chicago. Unsure of when because there's a Germany stamp on the butt stock but the barrel proof is from 1920. Thanks for the thoughts,

Terry