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Is that a scratch running fore and aft on the left side of the stock, or is it actually split?

Looks like the buttstock is split near in half in one of those pictures. Oops. I see above that it's a scratch.

The NH-Grade was the 10-gauge equivalent of the PH-Grade in 12-, 14-, 16- and 20-guages. They were both Quality 1 guns. Essentially in the lower Qualities, 1 and 2 a 10-gauge gun cost $5 more than the same Quality in the smaller gauges, hence the NH equal to a PH grade, and the EH equal to the GH grade.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...dNH-Grades.jpg

This is what a nice NH-Grade should look like --

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...rightclose.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...estockleft.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...stockright.jpg

My 1889 NH...has a bit more wear now.

Steel wool??
I suggest brass wool instead.