No slight taken. The gun has had some wood finish work done in its hundred years or so that needs to be removed but your point is well taken. I'm a novice with the English guns but it seems to me that the British have a different approach as to servicing their guns and have them worked on more and at a more involved level of restoration. A club member who frequents their gun culture and spends time there shares that it is quite common to return guns annually for maintainance and changes are common. I am cautioned that it is a different gun culture and I tend to see that myself. For example I see a number of very nice British guns with wood extentions for LOP. When I see this I tend to run for the door. On closer look they tend to show some very nice matching and workmanship and those few people I meet who have a lot of experience tend to not have much of a reaction. Still not for me though.
I am very recently retired and will be turning over some modern guns and enjoying the search for an original or close to original Parker and see what these English guns have to offer. The quality and variety is very impressive.
Thanks much for your input.
Regards
Eric
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