That looks like well used that has a lot of life left in it and has a lot of potential. Nice to see pics of it. As suspected, that buttplate is not correct. That is a Winchester style plate. I actually just put the same plate on a Mauser spotter I am finishing up. Maybe this gun had a ssbp originally and the owner wanted a solid plate put on it so they worked with the original butt end and put that plate on it. Mat not be able to be salvaged back to a ssbp due to loss of lop. But a period correct recoil pad would be nice if this buttplate bothers you.
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