The buttstock has been re-checkered and checkered cheek panels were not a standard feature on a Grade 2. The wood has had a more recent finish put over it and a recoil pad may have been original to the gun, but not that one. I make these statements because of the wear on the forend and we would expect to see the same wear on the buttstock.
The screws however, are all very nice though the ones in the floor plate may not be in their correct screw holes.
All in all, it appears to be a very decent example of a Grade 2.
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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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