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He says it's a 1944 Winchester and that's all he knows.
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So, no claim it is in original issue configuration, right? Unless it is being advertised as "all correct" meaning in original 1944 configuration, and that is being used to justify a top price, then the lack of being able to take it down and inspect it to verify the claim, is moot.
Easy way to check the obvious is just look at the outside of it. If it has the bayonet lug, the rotating safety, and the late model rear sight, it has been "upgraded" to post WWII standards. If so, its still a 1944 Winchester, just not in original 1944 issue configuration, something very common with carbines and many other US small arms.