The trigger is different from the standard two stage military trigger because it is a double set trigger, a common upgrade on these rifles. If you hold the rifle at the right angle to the light you can see the faint outline of the filled locking screw hole that intersects the front guard screw. It is well done and quite usual for these rifles to be made with military actions most likely German or Austrian.(The picture of the trigger shows the fairly rough milling of the action). These Guild rifles were also built with Oberndorf actions supplied by Mauser that IMHO have the highest quality of machining of any 98 pattern. (FNs come pretty close.) The true beauty of these rifles are the barrels which are very expensive to reproduce and their elegant lines and balance. To have a rifle of this quality made today, using a good military action, as Ralf Martin or Martin Hagn builds in BC you would be looking at $10 000. Hagn wants $3k just to install 1/2 hex 1/2 round barrel with integral rib.Since it is not a collector item rust blueing the metal and refinishing the stock is an option but it looks great with its original patina. Very nice example of a pre-war sporting rifle.
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