Well, I'll play.
Mine came in a month ago, and while I haven't posted any pics just yet, I'd love to tell you a little about it.
Serial # is 59XXX, and ALL numbers match. I paid for a milled receiver and got one, I didn't pay for the hand select. There are no Chinese characters or arsenal markings whatsoever. This makes me think that I got one manufactured in 1956/early 1957?
It was COVERED in Cosmoline. Once I field stripped it, and washed off all the Cosmoline with mineral spirits, I found that bluing is pretty much nonexistent, with minor surface wear. It looks like someone took a Brillo pad to a few spots here and there with no rhyme or reason to it.
Bore is chromed, clean and bright with no pitting. Gas tube is clean as well with no pitting. I'm not thrilled with the condition of the firing pin, but it is clean and rattles freely. I took apart the bolt carrier, soaked everything down, dried it off and gave it a blast of Hoppes.
Stock is chewed up, but intact with no cracks. Lots of trench art and what appears to be the name of a prior owner...Simon? Cleaning rod, but no cleaning kit.
Spike bayonet, but stock has cut for blade bayonet. Pretty sure the stock is not the original. Lighter colored wood, no serial numbers. Head scratcher here: did I get a replacement stock, or a replacement bayonet?
Sling swivel is on the underside of the stock and is solid.
I've purchased surplus stripper clips, 100 rounds of Wolf, and a sling. Brought it by my local gun store for a once over, they said it looks solid, and that "If this rifle could talk, it would tell stories. You wouldn't understand them though, because you don't speak Chinese."
Looking forward to taking it out to the range. Planning on loading one round and firing, then loading two rounds and firing to ensure there's no risk of slamfire or cycling issues before I load a full stripper clip.
Pics to follow...how did I do?