CptCurl

If you look closely the Wood has a couple of nicks/dents and a few marks
on the chequering - almost consumate wth the condition of the rifle.

Personally, it doesn't worry me if the Wood has been refinished or
the gun restocked - as long as it has been done well and correctly.

Remember - in the UK guns are refurvished / cleaned etc often by the makers
for the owners and you can't tell when they are done.

You can't apply the US ""Original" Winchester / Colt collectors criteria
to English guns - after all, if you owned a double rifle and broke the stock
while hunting, you'd get it restocked.

The Wood looks correct for the era of the gun - it looks like a 20's gun
based on the Quarter Rib.

Just my HO !

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