Here's a pic:
It does of course need some cleaning: stored for decades, it has protective cosmoline inside and out which needs to be removed. The stock, made of walnut, has received dings, dents and scratches during its lifetime, which can perhaps be removed or lessened with a bit of effort with a steam iron, damp cloth and some sandpaper, or maybe not; I have yet to make a final decision. At the very least, however, the cosmoline needs to be removed from the bore, the interior metal parts, and especially from the bolt, which will need to be disassembled for this process. I've heard that underneath the steel buttplate can often be found a paper with the name of the original Swiss soldier who long ago possessed this rifle. I've read tales of milsurp purchasers who traced down these old soldiers to let them know the fate of their old rifles.
All this, and I get to shoot it, too.
*grins happily*
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