I have wanted one of these for a long time, and I finally lucked into one I could afford due to some wood and metal finish wear. The bore is bright with strong rifling and no pitting. I have been researching the Birmingham proof mark and come up with 1970. No idea what year it was assembled. I bought some .550 Pritchett paper cartridges, and cast a dozen Minié balls to try in her in January. That will give me something to play with while my Dickert rifle project ticking along slowly. Attachment 252874Attachment 252875Attachment 252876Attachment 252877Attachment 252878Attachment 252879