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Good point, the customers name is engraved into the bottom plate.
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It probably was made to the customer's taste, but I believe the name on the bottom metal is the gunsmith's.
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Not sure I'd call this rifle a "sporter" - aside from the action, nothing remains of the original military rifle. Plenty of factory rifles were made in precisely this way in the 50's and 60's.
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The rifle is a sporter, meaning it's a sport weight and configuration. Sporter refers to a type of rifle and may be factory new or custom, not exclusively the product of "sporterization" of a military rifle.