Congratulations on that score! I know the feeling, but it doesn't happen very often. You reminded me of the time a few years back when the great wave of C&R imports was just drying up, and I saw what looked like a decent K98 Mauser behind the counter in a local pawn shop. The price made it pretty much a no-brainer for a run of the mill Yugoslav or Russian capture, but when I got it in my hands I noticed the original phosphate finish, no varnish on the laminated stock, all matching numbers, no import marks ... and my heart started beating faster and my hands were probably shaking a little when I wrote out the check. The thing that threw me for a bit was the weird sling bar that had been added to the butt stock. It looked vaguely familiar but I couldn't quite place it until I got home and did some quick research. The "SVW MB" code and other markings, along with the sling bar, indicated postwar production in the French occupation zone, pretty rare and sought after by collectors. I almost felt a little guilty considering I could probably turn around and sell it for about 10 times what I paid for it, but at least I gave them what they were asking for it and didn't haggle - which come to think of it may have been a red flag for them that they might have screwed up ...