Stock
A minor thing to remove the trigger guard. Using a properly fitted screwdriver remove the wood screw on the back of the tang. Then give it a "gentle" tap with a rubber mallet and the guard should pop out at the back. Then turn the trigger guard counterclockwise and it will unscrew from the frame. This will expose the serial numbers on the stock, which should match. There are people who will try and doctor this, but if they do not match, the stock probably did not come on this gun. If it takes a good tap and the tang pops out and it is all old and black underneath and the serial number matches, good chance it is original. Others on this site may have more insight, but errors in the records are not unheard of. And, the gun may have gone back again, and that book might be missing. Sounds like a lovely gun. In good health and happy holidays.
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