It is army stamped on the butt. Not a commercial model 22. Asking price is a lot more than $300. Will see what it looks like after a good cleaning up; when I said it looked a little dirty I was being understated. I've seen bores that look nasty but cleaned up great, and it's just tough to say without handling it in person. But I always think it's a bad sign when someone is trying to sell something and doesn't take the time to do a proper cleaning and inspection.