I answered a local newspaper for sale add and bought this T53 on Monday..It's a Vietnam bring back.I know,I know,buy the gun not the story.It isn't
import marked and scratched on the butt around a bullet hole is written, Big Jess,21/6/67,Vietnam.The bullet passed through the side of the butt and came out
the top near the buttplate.It's all matching numbers with an unusual rear sight.Most on the other boards believe it to be a grenade launcher sight.The bore
is black and cruddy and I have it soaking with CLP.It's a Factory 26 dated 1960.BTW the piece added to the rear sight is numbered A8,the rifle serial is
A8985.It is milled and cut into the bottom of the rear sight.
Groan Groan! One lives and learns I guess.
Nice piece for sure! Congrats! Bill 
