if anyone wants to see a picture of a 6.5x53R go to vintage doubles.com there is one there that is cased ,i have 2 of these rifles really sleek ,little lighter than my 275.rigby and points real nice both of my guns were built by GIBBS as he built most of them for other retailers also .
ken waters did a page in his " favorite rifles" articles in rifle magazine a few years ago it was a very inforative peice about a roifle that is hardly ever encountered

d phillips what is the serial number and does it begin with "B" .....PAUL