Once you know how to do it, these late rifles with no latch are actually easier to take part than the early ones with the latch. Neat rifle for sure....
Plenty of photos with enough information to make an easy call on this one. I don’t blame the seller, as a buyer you have more responsibility to check...
I can tell by the stock markings (without taking the eagle into account) it’s a depot rifle. I think the issue is the eagle with nothing else is not...
GB protects sellers. They pay them. The seller said “as is”, and you wanted to return it. They don’t care if fakes are sold, it means nothing to them...