Today was the day that My Carbine was returned to me. It came Fed-EX and was delivered intact and well packaged the second day after it left the repair depot / factory, Stassel's Machine. I opened the box and it looks new. The only indications of it being the same gun are the serial number and there are some scratches near the muzzle from the front sight screws. There is some soot in the breech area from testfiring. There are 4 new magazines, I only sent three in, there is a new sling strap and swivels, there is a new lock.Everything is tight on the stock, difficult to disassemble tight, like new. Apparently it had loosened up a lot over the years, but it is tight now. The receiver cover is new and now has the name " Stassell's Machine " stamped on it and looks powder coated rather than blued as before. The bolt moves stiffly, like it has brand new springs, and will need to be broken in. I am happy with it so far, not having shot it yet. But.... there is also an new manual page in the box and there are some things printed there that are "new" as far as I can tell. You are cautioned to only use factory ammo in good condition ( ha! ), the warranty now seems to only apply to original owners, You must send in the original sales recipt to prove you are the original owner, Stassel's Machine will not honor any second or subsequent owners claim for warranty service. ..... So I guess I may have witnessed the end of an era here. I was truthful on my application stating via Checkmark that I was not the original owner so I think this may be brand new requirements coming out. I need to go shoot it now and do not expect any problems, but time will always tell.