And a major determining factor in value is confirming if that buttplate is original. Either with a letter or physical evidence. The underside of it can be a clue. The look of the wood under the plate might hint to it being factory or not. Also, sometimes the last couple numbers of the serial number were written in chalk or wax pencil on both the wood and plate on factory installations.
If the dhbp can be confirmed as original, and being a half pistol grip gun with good bores (by the looks of it) it MAY be worth as much as $3k to the right buyer. But I would not say any more than that.
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B. Dudley
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