Judging by what appears to be a significant gap between the breech face and the barrels it looks like it is 'off face'. That would have a negative effect on value.
It also looks to have some 'oil soaking' of the stock head which has allowed for the chip of wood missing from that lower corner and the crack behind the lock plate... as well as the lock plate slipping back from the frame which would normally be held tightly in place by solid wood that hadn't been compromised.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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