Wowee!
Hey hey! That there's an original,... unrefurbed,... prewar carbine!
First and foremost, that looks like a shellac finish and in discussion with John Wall among others, we are certain that this finish
is original to the rifles. Sooo
don't mess with it!
Secondly, your rail markings make it made before 1932 so the stock cartouche should be that of Alexander I Karageorgevich. I'd appreciate to see a pic of that. The serial number will give you the exact year it was made.
The only fly in the ointment, and just guessing here, is that the bluing appears almost as if it was intentionally polished off!?
Considering the rarity of these, I wouldn't be at all concerned about the mismatched bolt though that will inevitably affect the collector value. On that note, may one ask (somewhere about anyway) how much one paid for it???
Finally, thanks for the credit but I'm just passing on information others have given me. I am grateful it enabled you to recognize something of worth that might otherwise have been over looked.
Congrats on a very fine acquisition!
