Thanks for the great news guys! This little rifle spoke to me. I thought that it was a great looking firearm but now I'm very happy to find out that it is a Gibbs rifle. It will make be right at home with my 1903,1905,1908 and 1910 Mannlichers.
I added some pics of the aperture sight. I don't see any markings on it. It looks like a precursor to the Lyman 36 that's on my 1905MS.
Waidmannsheil, you are correct about the hideous goo coating on the stock. I tried every solvent that I have at home to try and soften it. Paint stripper seems to be the only thing that will work. There definitely is some tiger stripe on the stock which will look beautiful when done. I would like to make the stain and finish look as close to the original as possible. I'll need to study some photos of original Gibbs rifles for ideas. I know that most British gun makers tended to have a reddish color on their stocks but I'm not seeing that on this rifle.
Thanks for the offer for the dies Huvius but I have 6.5x54 dies for my 1903. I might be interested in the bullets that you have.