dirtyjim,

It's the entire rifle sans stock, not just the bottom metal.

When the rifle was restored/refinished, a plain walnut replacement stock was fitted and the original stock was probably sold.

The copy of the ledger entry indicates the original rifle was a Best Quality so there should be some nice wood under those dings and gouges.

I won't sell it now anyway. I broke the rifle plus there are some other issues and i'm in the process of sending it to Steven Bertram at Bertram & Co. LTD to get it fixed.