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Originally posted by Atkinson:
I owned one in 375 and it had aluminum bottom metal as most if not all that
I've seen, They were the working rifle of African yesterdays and cheap, but today they are considered quality.. They are a solid Mauser and worth a good deal of money..I found mine to be a slick solid gun without fault, I did however replace my bottom metal with steel color case hardened Mauser bottom metal I had on hand..That said I doubt the aluminum ever caused any problem except in someone's imagination.

You have a reliable neat Mauser worth $3000 or more on todays market if its all original..the under lever magazine is an add on IMO..but an easy fix if you ever intend to sell it. Good catch.