Do the checkered stock cheeks look original? Overall the gun looks almost unfired. How about pics of the breech faces, tables, and bbl flats? And the muzzle and pad. This really is a gorgeous piece that looks was oiled up good and stored for decades untouched. I bet that oil in the screw slots is nearly fossilized.
I have a similar DH that has more color and sharper engraving than that, and bbl finish about the same but the wood is nowhere near that pretty and clean and I paid significantly more for it than $2k, and before the current gun craze sent prices through the stratosphere too. I think you did very well. And the 3" drop makes it more attractive to me... I love 3"DAH. Chokes are perfect also. The stock looks like one that might be seen on a C grade.
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