L579 with serial number 18156. But the weird things are the barrel markings and lack of the ones you'd normally see. It would seem to me to be rebarreled but I read that some of these early rifles were not marked with "Bofors Steel" or "Sako" or even "Made in Finland." This one has "CAL .243 WIN" on the right side of the barrel at the same level as the receiver markings, the top of the barrel near the receiver has a proof mark that is a 'P' inside a circle, and on the right side near the receiver are the numbers 61D.
Any ideas to what year this was made and if it could possibly be a factory barrel?
Any ideas to what year this was made and if it could possibly be a factory barrel?