As is, the buttplate's reconfiguration is fairly common and neatly done, and can be retained as part of the rifle's "story".  But it can also be rebuilt; someone here - I can't remember who - did it fairly recently and provided some helpful photos.  In any case, some creative "whittling"of a new upper prong is required, which is then welded/brazed in place and blended in.  The easiest way to refinish is with nickle plating, which is how many were originally done.  You could, of course, have a completely new plate fitted and finished.  But I assume yours is the original and therefore much worth retaining.

Bill Lawrence

westerner wrote yesterday at 9:07am:

Cedestech rifle may not have had a lugged hammer. Not sure if it was originally a 22 LR or converted. The Schuetzen rifle not being common, probably even less as a rimfire. If it has a lugged hammer, I wonder if it had a center fire barrel and block.originally?

Kind of an obvious question-what is stamped on the face of the action under the forearm?
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