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I assume that the receiver will key into the tang sight slot and
the tang is secured with a bolt through the trigger guard, then secured with a pin through the barrel band which I do not have.
Does this make the rifle a true take down? It does not have the latch in the receiver to release from the trigger guard other than removing the screw.

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Your assumptions are correct.

Refer to the eleventh post of this thread.

Your receiver has the slotted tang as evidenced in post #1.

Your description of stock seems to indicate a 'take down' MS and images a few posts back seem to show proper tang and slot.

Forend pin looks like this:






This is the proper trigger guard for Take Down Model:



Note lever which has pawl to engage 'moon' slot in take down receiver.

You need this and the forend pin to complete a Take Down Model.

Image of trigger guard was from an Ebay listing a year or so ago. Forend pins are unobtanium unless one finds a Take Down 'for parts' that has not lost the most often missing part. If you see an original pin for sale, buy it regardless of cost before it gets away. Otherwise, cozy up to an expert machinist.