Personally, I'd keep the original stock. Is that bondo in the wrist area?

I don't think it's bondo, it actually feels like ceramic. It definately doesn't have the bondo ingredients.

I wonder if it can be checkered, stained and finished to look close to original... it would certainly be a job for an expert like Dave Trevallion to remove that stuff and splice walnut in there to make an invisible repair.

Most of the filler material is in the checkering pattern, which is a big help when it comes to making a good repair.

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Congratulations Darren! Somebody got a nice gun.

What a great gun to have in ones 'stable'. I hope a PP story is in the works. The story on this gun deserves to be in the permanent record.