Butterfield,
It took me a while to match up your photos with the correct post.
You do have pretty nice looking rifle. A few sn
mall hickeys but not bad. The stock looks to be in fine condition with almost mo scratches or bad bruises on it.
The left side of the receiver is in fine shape. It has the factory drilled an tapped holes for mounting a receiver peep sight on the gun. They can be a big aid for shooting. The lever looks like it has a fair amount of rust on it though in the photo. This looks like the largest flaw on the rifle.
The barrel address and rear sight are spotless. The notches on the rear sight elevator are in 50 yard increments from 50 to 200 yards from lowest to highest.
The bluing on the barrel and magazine tube looks in fine shape with just a bit of wear and a bit of rust again on the retaining ring around the fore end. I would suggest that you use a small dry rag and put a light coat of gun oil on all the metal surfaces of the rifle a couple of times a year. This will keep it from rusting any further.
I would rate your gun at 90% condition but it does need to be well cared for before it slips down the scale. It would be valued at $500 right now.
Hope this helps
Thanks
2bit
