Forend wood is often more open grained than buttstock wood and tends to wear faster. I do not think that the forend wood wear is clearly inconsistant with the rest of the gun. The forend wood is checkered correctly for the D grade of the gun.
The standing breech face and the barrel breech end show little wear. The barrel end still shows broaching lines, which wear fairly quickly. The gun went back to Parker for installation of the 1910 patent bolt plate on the barrel lug and matching bolt in the action.
Normally, the forend iron on its upper external side is stamped with the SN. You can easily take out the screws holding the forend iron to the wood and check for the SN on hidden areas of the wood and iron. Should be there.
A nice gun, not butchered or altered that I can see.
I am not an expert on Parkers and others may have different views .
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