I recently picked up this M-52 (Japan), besides being a very nice .22 bolt gun it has a interesting history. It was ‘imported’ by Simpson’s (and so marked), has British proofs, and a threaded muzzle. I had to refinish the stock, fill in a thumb nail sized ‘chip’ and recut the checkering.

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