The buttstock looks original, or should I at least say Parker factory. So it was likely either restocked by the factory or it is an error in the book.
Also, the barrel length could have been altered. There is no rib matting, so that cannot be a tell tale sign, other things like the style of the bead and appearance of the end fill/if tubes are touching or not can be indicators as well.
The barrel length can also be an error in the book. As other suggested, the only way of getting a very good idea will be to get a research letter.
Odd that the gun is made all by itself with no other 8g guns around it. Sometimes 8g. guns are seen in batches of 4 or 6 in production. For example, S/Ns 54476 - 54485 are all a group of 8g. guns. However, looking at the pages surrounding yours, there are some singular 8g. guns peppered about. The closest 8g. guns to yours are listed before and after. One about 800 S/Ns behind and one about 500 S/Ns in front.
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