If someone is serious about this gun he should order a research letter on it.
The forend does look questionable but the Grade 3 stock could be original.
Dave Suponski has a Grade 2 with a Grade 3 stock and the letter supports it.
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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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